What was found
DURING MX INSPECTION, FOUND THE FLOORBEAM WITH AN ELONGATED FASTENER HOLE. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED FLOORBEAM. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 14, 2012
- Submitted
- May 8, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N355AT
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72212
- Aircraft serial
- 355
- Aircraft time
- 34,510 hours, 37,899 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5315 · Fuselage Main, Floor Beam
- Part
- Floorbeam
- Part number
- NTA44770
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.