Service difficulty report · Step · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
October 29, 2007
Submitted
November 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
338
Aircraft time
31,670 hours, 35,607 cycles
Part
Step
Condition
Corroded
Location
Pax Door
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

ON STAIR CASE OF PAX DOOR CORROSION FOUND ON STEP NR 2. REMOVED CORROSION ON STEP NR 2 ON STAIR CASE OF PAX DOOR AS PER SRM 51-21-42 REPAIR DETERMINED NOT TO BE A MAJOR REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH S.P. 663 AND FAR 43, APPENDIX A. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 51-21-42 MATERIAL THICKNESS: 0.050 MATERIAL REMOVED: 0.002 WITHIN LIMITS AS PER SRM: 52-11-00 FIG 301.