Service difficulty report · Rod · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 27, 2006
Submitted
March 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4049
Aircraft time
11,734 hours, 12,209 cycles
Part
Rod
Condition
Chafed
Location
Cargo Door
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: AFT CARGO DOOR AFT LOWER VERTICAL ROD HI LIGHT IS CHAFING AFT WEB WHEN DOOR IS ACTUATED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DAMAGED HI LIGHT COLLAR IAW Q400 SRM 51-40-15. ALSO BLENDED THE CHAFED AREA IAW Q400 SRM 52-30-10. ALSO BLENDED THE CHAFED AREA IAW Q400 SRM TASK 51-14-00-350-801. THE REWORKED AREA 1/2" BY 1/2" DEPTH .030" HFEC INSPECTED BLEND AREA IN WEB FOR CRACKS IAW Q400 NDTM PART 6 51-00-02. NO CRACKS NOTED. DAMAGED AREA IS WITHIN LIMITS PER EA 6-52-451 PG 4 STEP 1. ALODINE BARE METAL PER EA 6-52-451. APPLIED PRIMER TO THE DAMAGE AREA PER EA 6-52-451.