Service difficulty report · Spar · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
January 16, 2009
Submitted
January 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
269
Aircraft time
23,503 hours, 26,930 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K, B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

REPAIRED CORROSION ON THE LEFT WING REAR SPAR UPPER EXTRUSION VERTICAL FLANGE BETWEEN RIBS 24-27 AS FOLLOWS. BLENDED OUT CORROSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATR STRUCTURAL REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS DO/TS-107/09-11167 ISSUE A. THE DEVIATIONS WERE THAT HOLES WERE OVERSIZED TO THE 2ND OVERSIZE. EDDY CURRENT OF THE BLENDED AREAS AND ROTO TEST OF THE FASTENER HOLES. NO CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND. APPROVED DATA FOR THIS REPAIR IS ATR STRUCTURAL REPAIR APPROVAL SHEET (SRAS) DO/TS-107/09.

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