Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 25, 2007
Submitted
February 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4049
Aircraft time
16,432 hours, 16,588 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rt Spoiler
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 - C4 CHECK - RIGHT INBOARD SPOILER INBOARD MIDDLE HINGE FITTING HAS CHAFE DAMAGE FROM COTTER PIN. REMOVED WEB BELOW INBOARD SPOILER MIDDLE HINGE FITTING, INSTALLED NEW INBOARD SPOILER FITTING IAW SRM.