Service difficulty report · Door · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 4, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
43,313 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Door
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Part time
44,803 hours
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) MAINTENANCE CARRIED OUT A LIGHTENING STRIKE INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-50-31 AND DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE RT FWD NOSE GEAR DOOR, BURN AND PITTING MARKS ON BELLY FUSELAGE AND LT ELEVATOR STATIC WICK WAS BURNED OFF. NDT WAS CARRIED OUT AND THE BELLY SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW MFG RD8-53-9556 ISSUE 1, TEMP REPAIR FOR 1000 HRS. THE ELEVATOR TIP FAIRING FASTENERS WERE REPLACED IAW SRM AND THE STATIC WICK WAS REPLACED AND BONDING CHECKS WERE CARRIED OUT. RT NOSE GEAR DOOR A SCREW WAS REPLACED. ALL SYSTEMS AND FLIGHT CONTROLS FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE AND THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20070407001)