Service difficulty report · Hinge · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 1, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
41,656 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Hinge
Condition
Broken
Location
Flt Spoiler
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) DURING INSPECTION , AN ENGINEER NOTICED THE INBOARD HINGE OF THE RT OTBD FLT SPOILER HAS BEEN BROKEN. THE SPOILER PANEL WAS REPLACED .TOTAL TIME ON A/C IS 41510.48 AND TOTAL CYCLES ARE 52560 THE PANEL S/N IS F1-038 PLEASE VIEW ATTACHED FILES FOR PART CONDITION REFER TO ILLUSTRATED PARTS CATALOG FOR DHC-8-100SECTION 57-53-00 FIG 10 FOR ILLUSTRATED DRAWING