SDR SIMA991551

Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
June 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N218AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B218
Part
Skin
Condition
Punctured
Location
Pax 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 INSPECTION, FOUND PUNCTURE OF THE INNER PANEL OF THE MAIN CABIN DOOR CLEANED AREA. REMOVED TOPCOAT PAINT FOR THE PLANNED 1.5 INCH EXTENT OF THE CUTOUT. CUTOUT DAMAGED SKIN AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT AND BOND TEST OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. FABRICATED A FILLER PLATE AND DOUBLER .020 THICK. TREATED ALL EXPOSED METAL EDGES OF THE CUTOUT, FILLER AND DOUBLER PLATE WITH ALODINE. FILLED THE HONEYCOMB CORE WITH EPOXY FILLER LY/HY 5052 AND INSTALLED THE FILLER PLATE. BONDED THE DOUBLER PLATE TO THE SKIN WITH ADHESIVE EA 9330 AND APPLIED A DISTRIBUTED PRESSURE ON THE DOUBLER PLATE DURING CURING. EDGE SEALED DOUBLER AND APPLIED SURFACE TOPCOAT TO THE REPAIR AREA. REPAIR WAS DONE BY AVCOM TECHNOLO

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