Service difficulty report · Trunnion · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
August 12, 2002
Submitted
October 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B373
Part
Trunnion
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Mlg
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

ABI - DURING INSPECTION DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT MLG FORWARD TRUNNION, FORWARD OUTBOARD ATTACHMENT HOLE. THE DAMAGE WAS IN THE FORM OF THREAD MARKS OVER THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE HOLE. DAMAGED HOLE WAS REAMED TO .5646 DIAMETER. REAMING THREAD MARKS WERE BLENDED WITHOUT INCREASING THE DEPTH OF THE DAMAGE. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 REPAIR 340SDS004217, SAAB 340 AMM 57-40-05-8 AND STANDARD SAAB 340 PRACTICES. (M)

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