Service difficulty report · Structure · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 22, 2009
Submitted
August 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
015
Aircraft time
60,750 hours, 68,868 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING HEAVY CHECK A DENT WAS REPORTED AT 2 INCHES AFT OF THE PRESSURE BULKHEAD, HAS AN INSPECTION INTERVAL ESTABLISHED BY AN EO SIGNED BY A PERSON NOT AUTHORIZED AS A DT ENGINEER TO DETERMINE AN INSPECTION INTERVAL. THE DENT MAY NOT BE LOCATED IN THIS AREA SINCE IT WAS NOT REPORTED IN THE DAMAGE EVALUATION FILE (FCD). PIEDMONT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT INSPECTION INTERVAL AS REQUIRED BY EO 8-53-00-150. THE INSPECTION WAS NOT BEING PERFORMED AT THE 1500HR INTERVAL. THE RECORDS MANAGER WAS NOTIFIED AND ISSUED THE INSPECTION THAT WAS COMPLIED WITH ON FEBRUARY 20, 2009. CORRECTION: DENT AT STA X112 STR 27-28P COVERED BY EO 8-53-00-410 AND EO8-53-00-150. BOTH ARE SUPERSEDED BY STS EA01-09066, AND RECORDED ON DAMAGE EVALUATION FILE (FDC) FILE NUMBER 53-82).