Service difficulty report · Skin · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
January 14, 2020
Submitted
February 7, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
A8ZR580Y
Aersale Inc
Aircraft
N336EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
336
Aircraft time
57,294 hours, 68,006 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Eroded
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
57,294 hours, 68,006 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

AFT CARGO DOOR SKINAT FS 639 TO HAVE EROSION DAMAGE IN 2 LOCATIONS. AFTER DAMAGE REMOVAL THE FWD DAMAGE MEASURES .8"L X .140"W, AND THE AFT DAMAGE MEASURES 2.1"L X .308"W. THE 2 DAMAGE LOCATIONS ARE SEPARATED BY 2.058".THE DAMAGED AREAS HAVE THE DAMAGE REMOVED AND NDT VERIFYING NO CRACKS OR FURTHER DAMAGE EXIST. THE REPAIR BEING ACCOMPLISHED IS STRUCTURALLY AND FUNCTIONALLY ACCEPTABLE REF STS EA 72-2020-017 REV A.