Service difficulty report · Channel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 18, 2009
Submitted
May 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
19,993 hours, 20,473 cycles
Part
Channel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Service 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

AFT SERVICE DOOR EDGE CHANNEL HAS CORROSION FORMING ON IT AT ALONG THE OUTBOARD EDGE OF SILL PLATE. REMOVED LOWER AND FWD THRESHOLD SUROUND AND FWD CORNER CASTING IAW SRM 51-40-07 AND 51-40-15 TO GAIN ACCESS. REMOVED AFT CORNER CASTING AND REMOVED DOOR SILL EDGE CHANNEL AS PER SRM 51-40-07 AND 51-40-15. FABRICATED EDGE CHANNEL AS PER ORIGINAL. INSTALLED 24 NUT PLATES IN EDGE CHANNEL IAW SRM 51-42-05. INSTALLED EDGE CHANNEL IAW SRM 51-42-05. INSTALLED FWD AND AFT LOWER CORNER CASTING AND OUTER STRAPS IAW SRM 51-42-05, 51-40-15 AND INSTALL 2 SCREWS, WASHERS AND NUTS IN EACH. SEAL THRESHOLD AND APPLIED PUTTY IAW AMM 51-23-00-390-801 AND AMM 51-23-23-390-801. CONTOURED PUTTY BY SANDING APPLIED PRIMER REF AMM 51-23-23-390-801 AND SRM 51-25-10. APPLIED TO PRIMED AREA OF AFT SERVICE DOOR EDGE CHANNEL ALONG OUTBOARD EDGE FORE AND AFT OF SILL PLATE IAW AMM 51-25-32-370-801 AND SRM 51-25-05.