SDR SIMA992673

Service difficulty report · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 24, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204NE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B204
Condition
Unknown
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 - DENT WAS FOUND ON BOTTOM OF TAILCONE BETWEEN STA 827 AND 839 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 1528 AND 1624 THAT REQUIRED REPAIR. CLEANED AREA AND CHECKED THAT DAMAGED AREA DID NOT EXCEED LIMITATIONS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA WITH A 2 INCH DIAMETER CIRCULAR CUT OUT. FABRICATED A SPACER .025 THICK. CHECKED THE GAP BETWEEN THE SKIN AND SPACER WHICH IS TO BE .08 INCH PLUS/MINUS .04 INCH. ALSO, FABRICATED A PLATE .025 THICK. APPLIED CHROMATING TO THE BARE METAL SURFACES AND FR PRIMER TO THE TREATED SURFACES OF THE SKIN, THE SPACER AND THE PLATE. FAY SEALED THE PLATE, POSITIONED THE SPACER AND THE PLATE, AND INSTALLED THE FASTENER WET. FILLET SEALED THE GAP BETWEEN THE SPACER AND THE SKIN. APPLIED TOPCOAT AND CORRO

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