Service difficulty report · Skin · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
November 4, 2010
Submitted
November 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
524
Aircraft time
25,899 hours, 35,905 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIVETS DAMAGED BY LIGHTENING STRIKE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS. X=10..00 3.2" O/B OF L/H NLG DOOR EDGE, X=123.00 BY STRINGER 29L, X=136.8 BY STRINGER 29L, X=136.85 ON STRINGER 32L, X=145.85 ON STRINGER 29L, X=146.6 ON STRINGER 29L, X=14.10 ON STRINGER 29L, X=163.75 ON STRINGER 29L, AND X=363.8 ON STRINGER 31L. RIVETS WERE REMOVED AND VISUALLY INSPECTED WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED. PERFORMED (NDT) HFEC AND BOND TEST IN AND AROUND THE AFFECTED AREA WITH NO CRACKS OR DISBOND NOTED. INSTALLED NEW RIVET FASTENER AND REFINISHED IAW DH8 SRM CH51.