Service difficulty report · Beam · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 30, 2010
Submitted
July 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4039
Aircraft time
8,981 hours, 9,447 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Gouged
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

C CHECK -AFT PAX DOOR BEAM PN 85217413 GOUGED AT CUTOUT FOR HANDLE TO LATCH TUBE. BLENDED GOUGE TO SMOOTH OUT DAMAGE. MAX MATERIAL REMOVED WAS APPROX .060" AT TOP OF GOUGE. HFEC INSPECTED BLENDED AREA FOR CRACKS IAW NDTM PART 6, 51-00-01-250-801. NO CRACKS NOTED. ALODINED AND PRIMED AFFECTED AREA. MAPPED FOR ENGINEERING. APPLIED CORROSION INHIBITING COMPOUND IAW RD 8/4-52-578 GENERAL NOTE NR5 IAW AMM 51-25-01, ENSURED NO FOULING OF THE BEAM AND ROD ASSY EXIST IAW RD 8/4-52-578. BLENDED AREA FOUND TO REMAIN WITHIN LIMITS IAW RD 8/4-52-57 BASED ON DIMENSIONS NOTED ABOVE.