Service difficulty report · Collar · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
March 5, 2005
Submitted
April 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
32,790 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Collar
Part number
BACC30BK5
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing Fastener
Part time
34,826 hours, 39,788 cycles
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) 8 COLLARS WERE FOUND CRACKED ON THE RT WING FORWARD SPAR AT EXTENSION SPLICE YW 490.00, ANOTHER 2 OF THE SAME COLLARS WERE ALSO CRACKED ON THE SAME LOCATION ON THE AFT SIDE. INSPECTION OF THE LT WING IN THE SAME YW 490.00 LOCATION REVEALED FURTHER TWO FASTERNERS WITH THE SAME P/N COLLARS CRACKED ON THE FRONT SPAR AND FOUR OTHER CRACKED ON THE AFT SIDE. ALL OF THE ABOVE DEFECTS WERE NOTED DURING A C-CHECK INSPECTION.