SDR SIMA992913

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
Part number
AL2024T3
Condition
Damaged
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

ABI - FOUND NON STANDARD REPAIR TO THE LT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STATION 608 AND 618.5, AND SL 1520 AND 1522. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN FROM DAMAGE AREA AND REFORMED DAMAGE TO NORMAL SKIN CONTOUR. PERFORMED A DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION. NO INDICATIONS OF CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER .063 THICK, 10.75 BY 7.5. TREATED ALL REPAIR SURFACES. WET INSTALLED FASTENERS. RIVETS IN FIELD OF REPAIR. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 72SDS1850 AND STANDARD PRACTICES OF SAAB 340 SRM72LKS 3079 REV 34. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

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