Service difficulty report · Flap Track · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 8, 2010
Submitted
January 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4049
Aircraft time
21,312 hours, 22,144 cycles
Part
Flap Track
Condition
Damaged
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

C5 CHECK - RT NR 4 FLAP TRACK INBD FACE HAS A CHAFE APPROX 5' LONG JUST ABOVE WHERE THE INBD SIDE ROLLER WOULD TRAVEL AND IT STARTS APPROX 21' AFT OF THE WINGS AFT SPAR. MAPPED FOR ENGINEERING. LOCALLY POLISHED AREA TO REMOVE LOOSE MATERIAL AND BREAK SHARP EDGES AND FOUND AREA OF REPAIR TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW RD 8/4-57-1238. HFEC INSPECTED POLISHED AREA FOR CRACKS IAW NDTM PART 6, 51-00-01 NO CRACKS NOTED.