SDR SIMA993402

Service difficulty report · Skin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 6, 1999
Submitted
April 16, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B319
Part
Skin
Part number
AL2024T3
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 - DAMAGE TO LT LWR AFT OF FUSELAGE SKIN AT APPROX FS 725.5 TO 760 AND SL 1520 TO 1524. CLEANED AREA AND PERFORMED CUT OUT THREE AREAS OF DAMAGE BETWEEN FS 725.5 AND 760 AND SL 1520 AND 1524. DEBURRED, CLEANED, ALODINED AND APPLIED EPOXY PRIMER TO FUSELAGE AND EDGES OF CUT OUTS. FABRICATED 15.5 BY 32.5 INCH, 13.5 BY 15 INCH, 14.5 BY 14 INCH. REPAIR DOUBLERS AND TAPERED SHIM .050 THICK. DEBURRED ALL HOLES IN FUSELAGE, CLEANED, DEBURRED, COUNTERSUNK ALL HOLES, CHAMFERE EDGES, ALODINED AND APPLIED EPOXY PRIMER TO REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED EPOXY PRIMER TO REPAIR AREAS OF FUSELAGE. APPLIED FAY SEALANT, POSITIONED REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED ALL FASTENERS WET WITH SEALANT. FAIRED IN EDGES OF REPAIR DOUBLERS.

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