Service difficulty report · Keelbeam · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
March 29, 2006
Submitted
April 12, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N42NC
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
067
Aircraft time
26,168 hours, 25,453 cycles
Part
Keelbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

KEELBEAM FRAME 25 THRU 27 HAS NUMEROUS AREAS LVL 1 CORROSION ON BOTH LWR SIDES & UPPER SIDE. REMOVED CORROSION ON KEELBEAM PER ATR-42 SRMM 51-21-45. EVALUATION DEPTH OF DAMAGE REMOVAL AREAS FOUND WEB PNLS TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-57-70. REMOVED DAMAGE FROM SPECIAL STRINGERS 20L, 20R ON LWR SIDE OF KEELBEAM PER ATR-42 SRM 51-21-45 REV 76. FAB`D WEB PLATES OUT OF 7075-T6 .080". ALODINED PRIMED AND TOP COATED PER ATR-42 SRM 51-21-17 & 51-21-27. SPECIAL STRINGERS FOUND WITHIN LIMITS BY UT INSPECT PER ATR-42 SRM 53-51-00. ALODINED, PRIMED, AND TOP COATED PER ATR-42 SRM 51-21-17, 51-21-27. INSTALLED WEB PLATES PER ATR-42 SRM 51-25-01, 51-25-04.

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