Service difficulty report · Stringer · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
May 14, 2014
Submitted
May 14, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N807MR
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Aircraft serial
663
Aircraft time
4,063 hours, 1,915 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
4,062 hours, 1,915 cycles
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.

What was found

POSSIBLE PRESSURIZATION ISSUE ON ACFT, INSPECTED THE VHF ANTENNA FOR POSSIBLE EXTERNAL SKIN CRACKS IN THE PRESSURE VESSEL, FOUND NO CRACKS IN THE OUTSIDE SKIN BS 222-252.3, FOUND THE FORWARD AND AFT STRINGERS IN THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS THE ANTENNA WERE CRACKED. ACFT IS MODIFIED FOR SPECIAL MISSION MARITIME PATROL WITH A CAMERA MOUNTED IMMEDIATELY AFT OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS.