Service difficulty report · Skin · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 29, 2009
Submitted
April 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4163
Aircraft time
4,935 hours, 5,169 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 - C1 - LT OTBD FLAP AT APPROX 30 INCHES FROM INBOARD END AND APPROX 14 INCHES UP FROM TRAILING EDGE ON THE TOP SURFACE HAS A CHAFE FORMING, CHAFE IS APPROX 3 INCHES IN LENGTH AND .100 INCH WIDE IN CENTER OF CHAFED AREA. BLENDED AREA IAW SRM 57-52-30-02 TO REMOVE DAMAGE AND FOUND BLENDED AREA TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-52-30-01. HFEC IAW -8 400 NDTM PART 6 51-00-01, NO CRACKS NOTED. UT BOND IAW -8 400 NDTM PART 1 51-00-04, NO DISBONDS NOTED. UT THICKNESS IAW -8 400 NDTM PART 51-00-04, HIGH .032 LOW .030 MAPPED AREA FOR ENGINEERING. INSPECTED AREA OF BLEND AND FOUND AREA TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW RD8/4-57-1146, REPAINTED BARE AREA IAW RD8/4-57-1146 TO COMPLETE REPAIR.