Service difficulty report · Flap Track · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 25, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
53,116 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Flap Track
Condition
Corroded
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
53,110 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

NR 4 LT FLAP TRACK BEAM ASSEMBLY FOUND WITH ADVANCED CORROSION IN HIDDEN AREA. THIS BEAM WOULD NORMALLY BE A REPEAT INSPECTION AND BLENDING OF WEAR POINTS. IT WAS DECIDED TO CHANGE OUT THIS BEAM TO HAVE IT OVERHAULED INSTEAD OF RE-WORKING ON WING. THE HIDDEN CORROSION WOULD NEVER BE SEEN UNLESS THE BEAM WAS REMOVED. THE CORROSION WAS ON ONE HALF OF ASSEMBLY P/N 85780011-007 AND SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY P/N 85780011-005, S/N 019.