Service difficulty report · Mount · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 20, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
32,241 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Mount
Part number
85740011101
Condition
Cracked
Location
Spring Tab
Part time
33,039 hours, 37,258 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) WHILE THE AILERON WAS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR OF DAMAGE UNRELATED TO THIS INCIDENT, CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED ON THE RT AILERONS SPAR WEB AND DOUBLER BEHIND THE THE SPRING TAB MOUNTING BRACKET P/N 85740011-101. THE FINDINGS WERE REPORTED TO MFG AND RD8-57-1433 ISSUE 5 WAS ISSUED FOR THE REPAIR, IT CALLS FOR THE AILERON FRONT SPAR WEB TO BE REPLACED/SPLICED AS WELL AS A DOUBLER ADDED TO THE SPAR BETWEEN STATION YW 430.7 AND YW 437.9.