Service difficulty report · Skin · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 24, 2005
Submitted
October 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
10,761 hours, 11,464 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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 - RT OUTBOARD FLAP HAS TRAILING EDGE DAMAGE AT APPROX WING STATION YW 273.0. DAMAGE AREA IS APPROX 2.75 INCH IN LENGTH BY APPROX .75 INCH WIDE IN CENTER OF DAMAGED AREA. MAINTENANCE CUT AWAY DAMAGE IN UPPER PLANK AND TRAILING EDGE CHANNEL IAW STEP 2 OF SECT II OF RED 8/4-57-556. REMOVED PLANK FROM AIRCRAFT. COMPLETED STEPS 3-7 OF RD 8/4-57-556. CONTINUED WITH SECT III STEPS 1-4. C/W SECT III STEPS 5-6 OF RD 8/4-57-556. C/W SECT II STEP 7 OF WA 6-57-381. INSPECTED FLAP TRAILING EDGE AND PLANK FOR CLEANLINESS AND DEBRIS. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. OK TO INSTALL PLANK. C/W STEP 7-10 OF EA 6-57-381. PAINTED RT OUTBOARD FLAP TRAILING EDGE IAW EA 6-57-381, PG 4 STEP 11.