Service difficulty report · Bracket · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
March 6, 2008
Submitted
March 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
498
Aircraft time
23,679 hours, 34,540 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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 - C5 - MCD SURROUND FWD END OF SILL PLATE BRACKET FOR SILL PLATE CORRODED AGAINST FUSELAGE. REMOVED THE MCD THRESHOLD BY DRILLING OUT THE RIVETS HOLDING THE THRESHOLD TO LOWER SILL PLATE, REMOVED NUTPLATES FROM THE LOWER SILL PLATE. BLENDED OUT CORROSION FROM AFFECTED AREA OF SILL PLATE. NEGLIGIBLE MATERIAL REMOVED, WITHIN LIMITS PER SRM 51-20-11. HFEC INSPECTED BLENDED AREA FOR CRACKS IAW -8/200 NDTM PART 6, 51-00-01. REINSTALLED MCD THRESHOLD TO SILL PLATE AND INSTALLED NEW (5EA) NUTPLATES PER Q-200 SRM 51-40-11.