SDR MALA060462

Service difficulty report · Skin · Bac AVRO146RJ85A

Difficulty date
July 6, 2006
Submitted
July 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520XJ
Make and model
Bac AVRO146RJ85A
Aircraft serial
E2345
Aircraft time
15,338 hours, 14,728 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN ALONG THE AFT EDGE OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND DAMAGED. THE OUTER SKIN HAD A "PROUD" AREA 2 7/16 HIGH BY 5/8 WIDE BY 0.032 INCH PROUD AT STRINGER 26. BELOW THAT WAS A 1 BY 1 BY 0.024 INCH DEEP TRIANGULAR DENT WHICH INCLUDED AN AREA 1.0 BY 0.125 INCH OF MISSING MATERIAL. THE SECOND SKIN LAYER WAS DENTED 0.875 AT THE SKIN EDGE BY 0.100 INCH DEEP. REPAIRS CARRIED OUT IAW MESABA EO NR A53492.