SDR SIMA991242

Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
May 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N240DS
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B240
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
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

OKC - DURING PAINT STRIPPING, A DENT WAS DISCOVERED IN THE LEFT ICE SHIELD AND FUSELAGE AT APPROXIMATLEY STATION 330 JUST BELOW SL 1510. REMOVED DAMAGED ICE SHIELD. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF FUSELAGE SKIN BY CUTOUT. PERFORMED DYE PENATRANT INSPECTION TO CUT OUT AREA AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER .063 THICK, 11 INCH BY 10.5 INCH SHAPED TO CONTOUR OF SKIN. APPLIED SURFACE TREATMENT OF ALODINE AND EPOXY PRIMER TO REPAIR DOUBLER AND CUT OUT AREA. APPLIED FAY SEALANT TO DOUBLER AND ATTACHED TO AIRCRAFT. INSTALLED NEW ICE SHIELD. EDGE SEALED REPAIR DOUBLER AND ICE SHIELD. RESTORED SURFACE FINISH. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT NR 72SDS1524 AND SAAB 340 SRM STANDARD PRACTICES. AIRCRAF

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