SDR MAC070201

Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
June 26, 2007
Submitted
July 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
314
Aircraft time
22,196 hours, 25,082 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Tee Fitting
Condition
Corroded
Location
Aileron
Component
Aileron · Aerosp
Component part number
S57610250001
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING INSPECTION, LEVEL 2 CORROSION WAS FOUND ON A T-FITTING IN THE AILERON S/N 1257, P/N S57610250-001, MFG DATE 08/92. THE T-REPLACED HAD EXFOLIATION CORROSION ALONG THE FITTING EDGES. LOCATED AT THE CENTER OUTBOARD SECTION. REF ATR42 SRM 57-61-10 FIG 101. REASON FOR INSPECTION: MRB 576108-01 (8 YEAR INTERVAL).

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