Service difficulty report · Truss · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
September 27, 2007
Submitted
October 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
387
Aircraft time
28,312 hours, 32,864 cycles
Part
Truss
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
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 - RIGHT MLG TRUSS CRACKED AT FR 26. 10-16-07 HFEC PERFORMED W/O 37536 END OF CRACKS MARKED ON MLG TRUSS. CUTOUT IN RT MLG TRUSS CARRIED OUT IAW DWG 15S535R0199 HFEC PERFORMED AROUND CUT-OUT W/O 37536 NO CRACKS FOUND. REPAIR PERFORMED PER SRM 51-24-04. REPAIRED CRACKS IN RT MLG TRUSS SHEAR MEMBER PER TC EO 72-53-0253 AND SRI DO/TS 4126-07-929.