Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
October 23, 2007
Submitted
November 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
413
Aircraft time
28,352 hours, 32,939 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Corroded
Location
Right
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

RIGHT MLG LWR FLANGE ON AFT SURFACE AT FR 27 CORRODED. RT MLG LWR FLANGE ON AFT SURFACE AT FR 27, CORROSION REMOVED IAW SRM 51-21-42 FOUND WITHIN LIMITS OF SRM 51-10-10 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: 0.002 WITHIN LIMITS AS PER SRM: 51-10-10.