Service difficulty report · Skin · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
October 1, 2007
Submitted
October 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
387
Aircraft time
28,312 hours, 32,864 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING FLANGE OF ACCESS 521DT CORRODED. 10-11-07 LT WING FLANGE, 521 DT AREA, CORROSION REMOVED IAW SRM 57-14-12 FIG 401 FLANGE WITHIN LIMITS (MATERIAL REMAINING 0.762") IAW SRM 57-14-12 FIG 302 HFEC PERFORMED IAW NTM. NO CRACKS FOUND, REPAIR DETERMINED NOT TO BE A MAJOR REPAIR IAW SP 663 AND FAR 43, APPENDIX A. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 57-14-12 FIG 401. MATERIAL THICKNESS: 0.782 MATERIAL REMOVED: 0.030 WITHIN LIMITS AS PER SRM: 57-14-12 FIG 301.