Service difficulty report · Skin · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 21, 2014
Submitted
April 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N891EA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
335
Aircraft time
39,351 hours, 41,712 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Aileron
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LEFT AILERON LOWER SKIN FOUND CRACKED AT AFT EDGE AROUND OTBD SPRING TAB HINGE AT SAT YW 47. REPAIR WITH PATCH AT AFT EDGE AROUND OTBD SPRING TAB HINGE AREA YW 471 IAW RD 8-27-017 REV 2.