Service difficulty report · Stringer Clip · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
September 28, 2007
Submitted
October 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
387
Aircraft time
28,312 hours, 32,864 cycles
Part
Stringer Clip
Condition
Corroded
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

ETNRC - LEFT STRINGER CLIP AT FR 38 AND STRINGER 21L FOUND CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED ON LT STR CLIP AT FR 38 AND STR 21L IAW SRM 51-21-42. FABRICATION LT STR CLIP AT FR 38 AND STR 21L COVER W/C 2000-63. LT STR CLIP REPLACED IAW SRM 51-25-01 AND 51-25-03. REPAIR DETERMINED NOT TO BE A MAJOR REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH S.P. 663 AND FAR 43, APPENDIX A. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 51-21-42 MATERIAL THICKNESS: 0.063 MATERIAL REMOVED: 0.013 WITHIN LIMITS AS PER SRM: OUT LIMITS AS PER SRM 53-61-00 FIG 301.