Service difficulty report · Insert · Dhav DHC8314

Difficulty date
June 14, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8314
Aircraft time
28,342 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Insert
Part number
NAS1835A3
Condition
Failed
Location
Access Panel
Component
Access Panel · Dhav · 85410617005
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

AFTER THE ACFT DEPARTED FROM AIRPORT, A REFUEL ACCESS PANEL DOOR WAS FOUND ON THE AIRPORT APRON. AFTER THE ACFT ARRIVED TO IT`S DESTINATION, IT WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED THAT THE REFUEL ACCESS DOOR WAS MISSING. THE CAUSE OF THE DOOR BECOMING DETACHED IS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE INSERTS, PN NAS1835A3 ON THE DOOR.