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
Chafed
Location
Rt Wing 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 RT OTBD FLAP HAS TOP SKIN CHAFE APPROX 47 INCHES FROM THE INBD EDGE 34 INCHES LONG. BLENDED AREA OF CHAFE 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 NDTM PART 6 51-00-01, NO CRACKS NOTED. UT BOND IAW NDTM PART 1 51-00-04, NO DISBONDS NOTED. UT THICKNESS IAW NDTM PART 1 51-00-04, HIGH .032 LOW .027. MAPPED FOR ENGINEERING, INSPECTED AREA OF BLEND AND FOUND IT TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW RD 8/4-57-1147. REPAINTED BARE AREA IAW RD8/4-57-1147 TO COMPLETE REPAIR.