SDR MALA010481

Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
April 4, 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
Chafed
Location
T/E Flap
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 I/B FLAP UPPER SURFACE CHAFED. MX BLENDED RT FLAP IN UPPER SURFACE. REMAINING MATERIAL IS OUT OF LIMITS. NDT OF BLEND AREA PER FFVNDT006, SHOWS NO CRACKS. DAMAGE IS ACCEPTED AS IS REF SAAB EO 340SDS001422.

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