Service difficulty report · Flap Track · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 13, 2007
Submitted
September 5, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
47,917 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Flap Track
Part number
85780009011
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
40,546 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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) EXCESSIVE CORROSION FOUND ON FLAP TRACKS NR 4 AND NR 5 ON BOTH LT AND RT WINGS DURING 60K REPLACEMENT OF FLAP TRACKS. SUPPORT BRACKETS REMOVED FOR TRANSFER TO NEW BEAMS, CORROSION FOUND IN RECESSES OF TRACKS BEHIND BRACKETS. LT NR 4 TRACK FOUND FULL OF WATER, BOTH SIDES OF BRACKET APPEARS TO BE NEWER BRACKET. RUST STARTING TO FORM BELOW PAINT. NR 4 LT: P/N 85780009-011; NR 4 RT: P/N 85780009-112; NR 5 LT: P/N 85780010-007; NR 5 RT: P/N 85780010-008. RECTIFICATION: FLAP TRACKS REPLACED AS PART OF THE 60K WORK PACKAGE REQUIREMENT. FURTHER INSPECTION OF CORROSION AND CAUSE SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT. (TC NR 20070817002)