What was found
DURING MX INSPECTION, FOUND THE RT WING RIB 5, WITH TWO RIVETS WITH CORROSION. ONE NEAR WATER DRAIN VALVE AND THE OTHER NEAR L/E. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED SURFACE CORROSION IAW SRM 51-21-42. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 5, 2012
- Submitted
- September 10, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N425MJ
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72
- Aircraft serial
- 425
- Aircraft time
- 31,097 hours, 34,631 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW127
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rt Wing
- 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.