- Difficulty date
- September 28, 2005
- Submitted
- October 7, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N401QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4031
- Aircraft time
- 10,761 hours, 11,464 cycles
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Wing Box
- 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 TRAILING WING BOX BRACKET IS LOOSE YW 52. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AFT 2 CHERRY MAX RIVETS IAW Q400 SRM 51-42-45-330-801. DRILLED HOLES TO AN ALTERNATE FASTENER SIZE REF RD8/4-57-257. HFEC AROUND HOLES IAW 1-84-78A, PT-6, 51-00-06. NO CRACKS NOTED. INSTALLED AFT 2 CHERRY MAX RIVETS REF RD 8/4-57-257 IAW Q400 SRM 51-42-45-330-801 PAR 6E,F, G. COMPLETED STEPS OF RD 8/4-57-257.