Service difficulty report · Doubler · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
February 17, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
25,894 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Doubler
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
25,942 hours, 34,422 cycles
Component
Fuselage Main Pl · Dhav
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

(CAN) DURING ULTRASONIC INSPECTION FOR DISBONDING OF FUSELAGE SKIN IAW DHC 8 SIP TASK 5300/1, A SIGNIFICANT AREA OF DISBONDING FOUND IN RT FUSEALAGE SKIN BETWEEN STATIONS X531.50 AND X550.50, AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 26S AND 28S. BOMBARDIER WAS CONTACTED FOR REPAIR AND DRAWING RD8-53-4760 WAS ISSUED. DAMAGE CUT AWAY, CHECKING FOR CRACKS AND ADDITIONAL DISBOND, AND FABRICATION/INST OF AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER WAFFLE DOUBLER SEPARATED FROM SKIN SHOWING ALL BONDING MATERIAL ADHERED TO DOUBLER, WITH NO ADHESIVE ON SKIN SECTION. HEAVY CORROSION FOUND ON SKIN SECTION CONTACT SURFACE. PARTS SENT TO BOMBARDIER.