Service difficulty report · Skin · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 1, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
22,214 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
22,212 hours
Component
Lower Fuselage · Dhav · EQUIPMENT
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK AND FRAME FLANGE CRACK AT NR 2 VHF ANTENNA BS 222.0 AND FS 253.40. UPON OPENING UP THE EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR INCORPORATION OF THE FIELD AVIATION EAST RDA O-RA14-057/D A FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE ACFT BELLY SKIN AND ADDITIONAL CRACKING IN THE PRE-EXISTING ANTENNA MOUNT STRUCTURE. THE KIT INSTRUCTIONS ADVISE THAT IF CRACKING IS FOUND FIELD AVIATION IS TO BE NOTIFIED.