SDR MALA070088

Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
July 14, 2007
Submitted
July 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N444XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B444
Aircraft time
20,258 hours, 22,243 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Escape Hatch
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

DURING 4K CHECK, 5 DENTS WERE FOUND IN THE OUTER SKIN OF THE PILOT EMERGENCY DOOR (CREW HATCH) RANGING IN DEPTH FROM 0.002 TO 0.018 INCH DEEP. ONE DENT IS ON THE CHEM MILLED STEP, AND ANOTHER HAS A SLIGHT CREASE WITH EVIDENCE OF DISBOND. PER SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS012750 DATED 07/09/2007, THE DISBONDED DENT MUST BE REPAIRED. REPAIRED DISBONDED DENT PER EO NR S52076.

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