Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
October 22, 2007
Submitted
October 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
413
Aircraft time
28,352 hours, 32,939 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
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 SKIN FLANGE FOR PANEL 522CT CORRODED. BLENDED IAW SRM 57-14-12 FIG 401U/T E/C IAW NTM NO CRACKS FOUND. INSTALLED SRM 51-25-01 FABRICATION COVER ON W/C 2000-206 MATERIAL THICKNESS: 0.753 MATERIAL REMOVED: 0.009 WITHIN LIMITS AS PER SRM: 57-14-12 FIG 301.