SDR SIMA990501

Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 19, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N261AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B261
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Passenger Door
Stage of operation
IN
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 AN MBV INSPECTION, FOUND A DENT ON THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, DEBURRED, AND SMOOTHED EDGES. PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO INDICATIONS OF CRACKS. FABRICATED A FILLER PLATE FOR THE CUT OUT AND DOUBLER PLATE .032 INCH THICK. FILLED THE HONEYCOMB CORE WITH EPOXY FILLER LY/HY 5052, INSTALLED FILLER PLATE AND APPLIED PRESSURE. CLEANED THE REPAIR AREA AND THE DOUBLER. INSTALLED DOUBLER TO SKIN WITH ADHESIVE EA 9330. APPLIED A DISTRIBUTED PRESSURE UNTIL CURE. APPLIED SEALANT AROUND EDGES OF DOUBLER PLATE, AND REPAINTED THE REPAIR AREA. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM 52-10-10, PAGE 210-203. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (X)

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