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
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 - C1 - THERE ARE THREE DENTS IN THE UPPER OUTBOARD SKIN OF THE MCD THAT REQUIRE A PERMANENT REPAIR. MAPPED AREA OF DENTS FOR ENGINEERING STARTED THE REPAIR ON THE MCD SHELL ASSY IAW RD 8/4-52-456 STEPS (1) AND (2). CONTINUED REPAIR OF MCD SHELL BY COMPLYING WITH RD8/4-52-456 STEP (3) AND (4). NFEC IAW NDTM PART 6 51-00-01 AND RD8/4-52-456(4), NO CRACKS NOTED. DRILLED HOLES IN MCD SHELL SKIN FOR REPAIR AS PER RD 8/4-52-456 NOTES 6 AND 7. FILLED COUNTERSINKS ON DOOR SKIN FABRICATED AND DRILLED DOUBLER FASTENER HOLES, AND ALODINED AND PRIMED DOUBLER IAW RD 8/4-52-456 NOTES (8) AND (9I) AND (9II) AND DRAWING ON SHEET 4. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER BY FAY SEALING AND WET INSTALLING SOLID RIVETS IAW RD8/4-52-45 NOTES 10 AND 11. SEALED EDGES OF REPAIR DOUBLER AND CUT-OUT AND APPLIED CORROSION INHIBITOR TO INTERNAL SURFACES IAW RD 8/4-52-456 STEP 12 AND 13. INSTALLED MCD INNER SKIN PANEL IAW RD8/4-52-456 GENERAL NOTES STEP 2 AND SRM 51-42-05.