Service difficulty report · Seal · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
November 22, 2001
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Part
Seal
Part number
SEP038SEP039
Condition
Missing
Location
Firewall
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 SCHEDULED MOD PROGRAM IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS A GAPPING CONDITION AT THE ENGINE FUEL AND HYDRAULIC LINES AT THE FIREWALL FAIRLEADS. THERE WERE VISIBLE GAPS BETWEEN SOME OF THE FAIRLEAD SECTIONS AND AROUND SOME OF THE FUEL AND HYDRAULIC LINES AND THE FAIRLEAD. THIS CONDITION WAS NOTED ON L/H AND R/H NACELLES. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO COMPLETELY SEAL ALL POINTS AT THESE FAIRLEADS EVEN WITH REPLACING THE FAIRLEADS WITH NEW UNITS. A REPAIR DRAWING WAS REQUESTED AMD RD 8/4-54-054 WAS ISSUED TO ALLOW THE USE OF FIREWALL SEALANT IN THIS AREA TO SEAL THE OPEN VOIDS.SEALANT IN THIS AREA TO SEAL THE OPEN VOIDS. RD8/4-54-054 WAS CARRIED OUT ON THIS AIRCRAFT.