Service difficulty report · Support Bracket · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
November 21, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
40,399 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Support Bracket
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ailerons
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) DURING HEAVY CHECK INSPECTION FOR ACFT (316), BOTH THE LT AND RT AILERON INPUT QUADRANT SUPPORT BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, ON BOTH THE INBD AND OTBD SIDES, WERE FOUND TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT CRACKING. FLEET CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN INITIATED TO INSPECT THE AFOREMENTIONED ASSEMBLIES ON THE DHC8-300 SERIES ACFT. REFERENCE IPC 27-12-00, FIGURE 10, PAGE 0, ITEM 130.