Service difficulty report · Frame · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 7, 2007
Submitted
December 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N232AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B232
Aircraft time
23,551 hours, 23,906 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Bent
Location
Bs 686
Part time
23,551 hours, 23,906 cycles
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

DURING H-MBV INSPECTION, FRAME 686.888 WAS FOUND BENT ABOVE THE FLOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF ACFT. INSPECTED FRAME IAW SAAB SRM EDDY CURRENT WAS USED TO DETECT A CRACK, NO CRACK FOUND. REMOVED AND REPAIRED FRAME IAW SAAB SRM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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