What was found
DURING INSPECTION, LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE AT STA 741-768 HAS HEAVY CHAFES FROM HORIZONTAL STAB SEAL. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA IAW MESABA EO S53066. AIRCRAFT RELEASE DATE 4/16/2004.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2004
- Submitted
- April 20, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N369PX
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B295
- Aircraft time
- 28,436 hours, 23,894 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Chafed
- 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.