SDR SIMA990641

Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 5, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N338SB
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B338
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Cargo 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 A MBV INSP, DENTS DISCOVERED ON THE CARGO DOOR SKIN BEYOND SRM LIMITS. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSP AND A BOND TEST. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF ONE OF THE DENTS, SECOND DENT WAS NOT TO BE CUT OUT. DEBURRED AND SMOOTHED EDGES OF THE CUT-OUT. FABRICATED A FILLER PLATE AND A DOUBLER PLATE .032 INCH THICK. FILLED HONEYCOMB CORE WITH EPOXY FILLER LY/HY 5052. INSTALLED THE FILLER PLATE AND APPLIED PRESSURE. CLEANED THE REPAIR AREA AND THE DOUBLER AND BONDED DOUBLER PLATE TO THE SKIN WITH ADHESIVE EA 9330. APPLIED DISTRIBUTED PRESSURE TO THE DOUBLER UNTIL CURED. RESTORED SURFACE FINISH. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT NR 72SDS1416 AND SAAB 340 SRM 52-10-10. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (X)

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