- Difficulty date
- July 30, 2008
- Submitted
- August 20, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N448XJ
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B448
- Aircraft time
- 22,107 hours, 24,141 cycles
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Flap
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- 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
LT FLAP, AFT COVE RIB CRACKED AND MISSING RIVET. INSTALLED NEW AFT COVE RIB P/N 7257840081. IAW SAAB340 SRM 51-40-22 AND EOS57051. REPLACED FASTENERS IN LT FLAP FAIRING AFT BULKHEAD UPPER FLANGE TO REAR SPAR IAW EOS57051. FLAP FAIRING AFT BULKHEAD UPPER FLANGE TO REAR SPAR - ALTERNATIVE FASTENER REPLACEMENT AUTHORIZATION. STANDARD SRM REPAIR PROCEDURES. ADDENDUM FOR MISSING PART CONDITION INFORMATION. (S)