SDR MALA070011

Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 15, 2007
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B408
Aircraft time
23,593 hours, 25,778 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 702
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

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO LEFT SIDE AFT FUSELAGE SECTION BY CONTACT WITH A BAGGAGE CART. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS DENTED IN 4 PLACES BETWEEN STA 698 AND 720 CENTERED ON A LINE 7.5 INCHES BELOW STRINGER SL1514. THE DENT AT STA 702 CAUSED DEFORMATION OF FRAME STA 702 OUTBOARD FLANGE AND WEB. A DOUBLER/TRIPLER SKIN PATCH WAS INSTALLED TO THE DAMAGED AREA AND THE STA 702 FRAME WAS REPAIRED. ALL WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MESABA ENGINEERING ORDER EOS53397, SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT SDS011534 AND THE SAAB SRM.

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