SDR MALA100067

Service difficulty report · Frame · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
May 6, 2010
Submitted
May 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B451
Aircraft time
24,888 hours, 27,665 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Chafed
Location
Bs 630.112
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

RT FUSELAGE FRAME AT STA 630.112, SL 1614 TO 1620 HAS SEVERAL CHAFED AREAS ON INBD FLANGE AFT EDGE. RT FUSELAGE FRAME STA 630.112 WAS FOUND CHAFED AT THE EDGE OF THE INNER (FREE) FLANGE. CHAFE NR1 - 9" ABOVE SL1614 IS 0.5" LONG X 0.125" DEEP, NR 2 - 12.25" ABOVE SL1614 IS 0.2" LONG X 0.027" DEEP AND NR 3 - 15.5" ABOVE SL1614 IS 0.4" LONG X 0.017" DEEP. CHAFES ARE THE SAME AS THOSE REPAIRED IAW REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS016589 PARA. 5 & 6 DATED 11/26/08 (A/C 433). FRAME 630.112 IS NOT FCBS (FATIGUE CRITICAL BASELINE STRUCTURE) IAW MFG REPORT 340SAS015425 DATED 7/07/2008. REPAIRED CHAFED AREAS ON RT FUSELAGE FRAME AT STA 630.112, SL 1614 TO 1620 IAW EO NR S53757.

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