Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
July 17, 2002
Submitted
August 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N352SB
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B352
Part
Skin
Part number
ALCLAD2024T3
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Nacelle
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

FOUND RT NACELLE OUTBOARD FORWARD SKIN HAS POSSIBLE CRACK AT RIVET. PERFORMED AN NDT INSPECTION OF THE AREA AND FOUND INDICATION OF A CRACK. PERFORMED CUT TO INNER SKIN TO GAIN ACCESS TO DAMAGE AREA. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN BY CUTOUT AND PERFORMED AN NDT INSPECTION OF THE AREA AND FOUND NO ADDITIONAL REJECTABLE INDICATIONS. FABRICATED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND INNER SPLICE DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SRM.

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