SDR SIMA990672

Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 8, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N340RC
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B340
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 MBV INSP, DENTS EXCEEDING SRM LIMITS DISCOVERED ON CARGO DOOR. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREAS, DEBURRED, SMOOTHED EDGES, AND PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSP. FABRICATED FILLER PLATES MAT'L WITH DIMENSIONS EQUAL TO CUT-OUTS. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER PLATE, MAT'L DIMENSIONS OVERLAP CUT-OUTS BY 1 INCH. FILLED HONEYCOMB CORE WITH EPOXY FILLER LY/HY 5052, INSTALLED FILLER PLATES, APPLIED PRESSURE. CLEANED REPAIR AREA AND THE DOUBLER, INSTALLED DOUBLER PLATE TO THE SKIN WITH ADHESIVE EA 9330. APPLIED DISTRIBUTED PRESSURE UNTIL CURED. APPLIED SEALANT AROUND EDGES OF THE DOUBLER PLATE, RESTORED SURFACE FINISH. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT NR 72SDS1419 AND SAAB SRM 52-10-10. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. (X)

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