What was found
DURING INSP, FOUND CORROSION AT LT WING LOWER SKIN T/E BETWEEN RIB 7 AND 8. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED LT WING CORROSION TREATMENT ON RIB 7 STIFFENER 10 IAW EO E2-5700-482. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 2012
- Submitted
- April 16, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N447AM
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72
- Aircraft serial
- 447
- Aircraft time
- 28,747 hours, 32,020 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Wing Lower
- 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.