Service difficulty report · Frame · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 28, 2001
Submitted
August 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
019
Aircraft time
31,901 hours, 34,734 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
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

MDT- DURING C-INSPECTION FUSELAGE FRAME FOUND CRACKED AT STATION 354.250 JUST ABOVE OUTBOARD RIGHT SEAT RAIL AND JUST FORWARD OF RIGHT MID EMERGENCY EXIT. DEHAVILLAND ISSUED REPAIR DRAWING RD8-53-6050 AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. REPAIR TO BE INSPECTED AT 500 HOUR INTERVALS UNTIL PERMANENT REPAIR INSTALLED.