SDR MALA080055

Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
April 10, 2008
Submitted
April 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B445
Aircraft time
22,202 hours, 24,491 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Punctured
Location
Elevator Tab
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

LT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN HAS THREE PUNCTURES OB OF TRIM TAB AS WELL AS 13 PREVIOUS REPAIRS NOT RECOGNIZED AS BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SRM. REPAIRED DAMAGE AND PREVIOUS COMPOSITE DAMAGE ON LT ELEVATOR IAW EO NR S55143 FOR MORE INFO SEE CONT CARD 085348 FROM CONTINUATION CARD 085348. (1) LT ELEVATOR REQUIRES BALANCE. BALANCED LT ELEVATOR IAW SF3 SRM 51-60-00 (2) LT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN DAMAGE REQUIRES DIMENSIONAL EVALUATION FOR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. MAPPED LOCATIONS AND MEASURED ALL THREE PUNCTURE DIMENSIONS AND FORWARDED TO ENGINEERING. 13 PREVIOUS REPAIRS REQUIRE EVALUATION FOR SRM COMPLIANCE. MAPPED ALL PREVIOUS REPAIRS ADJACENT TO PUNCTURE DAMAGE. FORWARDED TO ENGINEERING. LT ELEVATOR REQUIRES PERMANENT REPAIR. REPAIRED COMPOSITE DAMAGE ON LT ELEVATOR IAW EO NR S55143.

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