Service difficulty report · Skin · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 25, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
19,373 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Skin
Part number
DHC8102
Part serial
121
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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 A ROUTINE HEAVY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION WIDESPREAD LEVEL ONE CORROSION WASFOUND ON THE UPPER WING SKIN AT THE MATIN SURFACES OF THE FORWARD AND REAR SPARS. INITIALLY LEVEL ONE CORROSION WAS FOUND JUST AHEAD OF THE REAR SPAR AND JUST AFT OF THE FORWARD SPAR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION THROUGH CUTTING SAMPLES OUT OF THE SKIN, AT BOTH THE FORWARD AND REAR SPARS, REVEALED THAT LEVEL ONE CORROSION WAS ALSO PRESENT AT THE SPAR TO SKIN MATING SURFACE. THE CORROSION THAT WAS FOUND WAS ISOLATED TO THE DRY BAY PORTIONS OF THE WING (STN. YW171.200 PORT TO STA YW171.200 STARBOARD AND OUTBOARD OF STA. YW405.00 ON BOTH WINGS). CORROSION WAS LIMITEDTO THE SKIN ONLY AND WAS NOT EVIDENT ON THE SPARS.