Service difficulty report · Drag Angle · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
September 9, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
33,330 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Drag Angle
Part number
85712414101
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Nacelle
Stage of operation
NR
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) "DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF SEEPING FUEL LEAK ON LT WING INBD NACELLE AREA, THE WING TO NACELLE, UPPER INBD DRAG ANGLE, PN: 85712414 FOUND TO HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS BETWEEN FASTENERS, TOTALLING 18 CRACKS OUT OF TOTAL 22 FASTENERS. ALSO, REPAIR TO DRAG ANGLE, PN: 85712414 AT YW: 139.20 WAS PREVIOUSLY CARRIED OUT REF GENERIC RD 8-57-1094 WITH CRACKING THROUGHOUT. CRACKING CONFIRMED BY NDT-EDDY CURRENT, INSPECTION, AND PART REPLACEMENT TO BE CARRIED OUT, IAW SRM".