Service difficulty report · Windshield Wiper · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
September 17, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft serial
4072
Part
Windshield Wiper
Part number
4384319
Condition
Mismanufactured
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) THERE WAS ONE EVENT EXPERIENCED BY JAC WHERE ONE WIPER ARM (RHS) BROKE DURING FLIGHT. INVESTIGATION PERFORMED AND DETECTED A WRONG MATERIAL COMPOSITION OF THE TUBE, ASSOCIATED WITH A HARDNESS LOWER THAN REQUESTED IN THE WIPER ARM SPECIFICATION.