Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 5, 2010
Submitted
January 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4049
Aircraft time
21,312 hours, 22,144 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

C5 CHECK - FRAME FOOT AT STA X94.8 OTBD OF STR 32L HAS CORROSION AROUND A RIVET. REMOVED RIVET TO FACILITATE CORROSION REMOVAL. LIGHTLY BLENDED SUSPECTED AREA AND REMOVED ALL SURFACE CORROSION. ALL WORK DONE IAW Q400 RD 8/4-53-2344. PERFORMED HFEC INSP IAW 1-84-7A, PT 6, 51-00-01, NO CRACKS NOTED. PERFORMED THICKNESS CHECK IAW 1-84-7A, PT 1, 51-00-04, MAX READ .040 MIN READ .038, .002 MATERIAL REMOVED. BLENDED AREA WITHIN LIMITS IAW RD 8/4-53-2344. INSTALLED NEW RIVET IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01 AND ALODINED, PRIMED AND PAINTED THE BARE METAL IAW RD 8/4-53-2344, GENERAL NOTES STEPS 4&5 C/W STEP 6 RD RD 8/4- 53-2344 APPLIED HARDCOAT.