SDR MALA010475

Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
April 3, 2001
Submitted
May 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
429
Aircraft time
8,703 hours, 9,778 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
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 C-CHECK IN BNA, RT FUSELAGE HAS A GROUP OF DENTS AFT OF THE ICE SHIELD STA 363.0 AND SL1634. MAINTENANCE FOUND DENTS OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMIT. REF SAAB SRM 51-10-10 NDT/BOND TEST SHOWS NO CRACKS OR DISBOND, REF FFVNT006 AND SRM 51-10-00. DENTS ARE ACCEPTED AS IS REF SAAB EO 340SDS001422.

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