Service difficulty report · Frame · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 27, 2011
Submitted
December 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N202SR
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
202
Aircraft time
43,126 hours, 49,941 cycles
Part
Frame
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

THE AFT UPPER FLANGE ON THE BOTTOM FRAME AT ATA 258 HAS PREVIOUS REPAIR NOT IN DAMAGE LOG OR ON FILE. BOTH FORWARD AND AFT UPPER FLANGES HAVE SEVERE CORROSION FROM LBL 10.5 TO RBL 15.13. NUMEROUS RIVET HOLES IN THE VERTICAL WEB FROM THE PREVIOUS REPAIR ARE MIS-DRILLED AND OVERSIZED REQUIRING THE FRAME TO BE CUT BELOW THE OLD RIVET HOLES. REFER TO SAAB STATEMENT 340SDS023466, TD 340-53-11-94 AND MM409 #407172 FOR REPAIR DETAILS.

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