Service difficulty report · Skin · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 29, 2005
Submitted
October 6, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4061
Aircraft time
9,654 hours, 10,030 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Worn
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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: LT OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD EDGE NEXT TO NACELLE HAS A WORN SPOT 1/4" DIAMETER. MX CHAFE DAMAGE IS 4" LX, 35" W AND IS .014" MAX DEPT.MAPPED FOR ENGINEERING. HFEC INSP OF CHAFED AREA FOR CRACKS IAW Q400 NDTM PART 6, 51-00-02. NO CRACKS NOTED. PERFORMED DISBOND CHECK IAW 1-84-7Q, PT-1, 51-00-05. NO DISBOND NOTED. VERIFIED THAT CHAFE AREA IS BLENDED IAW EA 6-57-351 AND RD 8/4-57-559. HFEC INSP BLEND IAW 1-84-7A, PT-6, 51-00-02. NO CRACKS NOTED. UT THICKNESS CHECK IAW 1-84-7A PT-6, 51-00-02. NO CRACKS NOTED. UT THICKNESS CHECK IAW 1-84-7A, 51-00-04-ME .032, NIM .022. ALODINED, PRIMED AND PAINTED IAW EA 6-57-351 AND RD-8/4-57-559. REINSTALLED POLYURETHANE/ACRYLIC TAPE TO INBOARD LT FLAP AND EDGE SEALED WITH POLYU