Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 29, 2010
Submitted
November 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4143
Aircraft time
9,685 hours, 10,542 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
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

C2 CHECK - LT WING FUEL PANEL AND CUTOUT 524AT HAVE MINOR FRETTING. REMOVED DAMAGE FROM WING MATING SURFACE IAW RD 8/4-57-445. MINIMUM REMAINING THICKNESS .078" REF NTM 51-00-02-250-801. CONFIRMED AFFECTED AREA IS CRACK FREE REF NTM 51-00-01-250-801. MATERIAL LOSS ON MATING SURFACE FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW RD 8/4-57-445. REMOVED CORROSION FROM PANEL, LEAVING A REMAINING MATERIAL THICKNESS .118", WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS IAW RD 8/4-57-442. CONFIRMED PANEL IS CRACK FREE REF NTM 51-00-01-250-801. APPLIED ALODINE AND PRIMER TO WING MATING SURFACE IAW RD 8/4-57-445. APPLIED ALODINE AND PRIMER TO PANEL 524FT IAW RD 8/4-57-442. APPLIED SEALS TO PANEL AND COMPLETED PANEL REPAIR REF RD 8/4-57-442.