Service difficulty report · Union · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
May 31, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
10,831 hours
Part
Union
Part number
B030100516
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing Vent
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) UPON REMOVAL OF THE RH FWD VENT LINE, TECHNICIANS FOUND AN AXIAL SWAGE UNION (IDENTIFIED AS `UNION, STRAIGHT` IN DHC-8-400 IPC 28-11-21, FIG. 1, ITEM 520) PLACED ON THE LINE, BUT NOT SWAGED ONTO THE LINE. THE UNION WAS LOCATED UNDER PANEL 622CT BETWEEN YW 136.6 AND YW 156.2 ON THE RH WING. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN IN FOR A C1 CHECK BACK IN 2016, BUT MINIMAL WORK WAS DONE IN THE FUEL TANKS. HIGH PROBABILITY THE UNION WAS IN THE STATED CONDITION AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. (TC# 20190531009)