SDR SIMA992731

Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 30, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204NE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B204
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 567
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 FOUND ON THE LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL AT STATION 567 JUST BELOW SL 1520. RETURNED SKIN TO NORMAL CONTOUR. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF RECONTOURED AREA WITH NO INDICATIONS OF CRACKS. PREPARED REPAIR PLATE .050 THICK, FORMED TO CONTOUR OF SKIN AND CHAMFERED EDGES. CLEANED REPAIR PLATE AND APPLIED ALODINE AND EPOXY PRIMER. APPLIED FAY SEALANT TO PLATE, POSITIONE DPLATE AND INSTALLED ALL FASTENER WET. FAIRED EDGES OF REPAIR PLATE. APPLIED EPOXY PRIMER TO INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES AND RESTORED TOP COAT. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 72SDS1798, SAAB 340 SRM 72LKS3079, 53-70-10 PARA 4 PAGE 215 FIG 209 AND STANDARD SRM PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

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