Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 26, 2002
Submitted
July 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
319,132 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Torque Tube
Condition
Chafed
Location
Te Flap Drive
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) LT WING OUTBOARD FLAP DRIVE TORQUE TUBE ASSY CHAFED ON CONDUIT. CHAFED 11.5 INCH FROM O/B END OF TUBE. CHAFE IS .75 INCH WIDE AND .03125 INCH DEEP. TORQUE TUBE ASSY REPLACED.