Service difficulty report · Skin · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
August 12, 2004
Submitted
August 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4030
Aircraft time
7,741 hours, 8,696 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Chafed
Location
Zone 400
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

PDX - NR 1 ENGINE LOWER COWL AFT CUTOUT FOR OIL COOLER IS CHAFED AT LEFTHAND FORWARD CORNER. MAPPED DAMAGE FOR ENGINEERING. BLENDED DAMAGE SMOOTH AND DEEPEST POINT AFTER BLENDING ON RIGHT HAND IS .009 INCH AND LEFT HAND IS .020 INCH. HFEC INSPECTION AS PER 1-84-7A, PART 6, 51-00-02. NO CRACKS NOTED. ULTRASONIC THICKNESS CHECK TO FIND ORG THICKNESS, ORG .086 INCH. REPAIRED LOWER COWL AND INSPECTED INLET PLATE. FOUND INLET PLATE TO BE PREVIOUSLY TRIMMED IAW RD 6-71-150 AND HORIZON AIR EA 6-71-150.