Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
October 30, 2011
Submitted
November 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N198CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
198
Aircraft time
43,108 hours, 51,191 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Te Flap
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

PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR TO LT FUSELAGE NOT IN THE DAMAGE LOG. THE DOUBLER WAS FIRST INSTALLED IN OCTOBER 1997 (REF SAAB STATEMENT 72SD0721 DATED 10/27/1997) AND AGAIN 4/8/2000. REF SAAB DOC#72LKS3079 & THE PRINCIPLES OF THE SRM 53-70-10 PG 215. FIG 209. FAA FORM 337 DATED 4/8/2000 AND EAGLE AVIATION NON-ROUTINE #35451 DATED 3/22/2000. FLAP ALSO HAS CORROSION DAMAGE MAPPED ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF 541AT FROM WS 42.3 TO WS 217.6 FOR REF. SEE TD340-27-11-15, AND MM-409# 405080, CONTROL # 198-28.

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