Service difficulty report · Stringer · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
May 14, 2014
Submitted
May 14, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N808MR
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Aircraft serial
667
Aircraft time
3,618 hours, 1,775 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
3,618 hours, 1,775 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

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