SDR SIMA992912

Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
October 18, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N298AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B298
Part
Skin
Condition
Misdrilled
Location
Bs 339-363
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 - FOUND NONSTANDARD REPAIR TO RT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FRAMES STATIONS 339 AND 363, AND BETWEEN STRINGERS SL 1616 AND SL 1620. ALSO, FOUND ONE MISDRILLED HOLE. PERFORMED DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION. NO CRACKS FOUND. FABRICATED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER .063 THICK 13.25 BY 7.25. WET INSTALLED ALL FASTENERS. THE MISDRILLED HOLE WAS PLUGGED WITH A WET INSTALLED DOUBLER COUNTERSUNK RIVET. ALL EXISTING HOLES DRILLED FOR THE LARGER NON-STANDARD REPAIR WERE DRILLED OUT OT ACCEPT AN AF138AD5 RIVET AND THOSE RIVET WERE INSTALLED WET. WORK DONE STANDARD SAAB 340 SRM 72LKS 3079 REV 34 PRACTICES. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

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