- Difficulty date
- January 8, 2011
- Submitted
- January 12, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N421QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4149
- Aircraft time
- 9,801 hours, 10,526 cycles
- Part
- Bushing
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Rt Aileron
- 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 - FOUND MISSING BUSHING IN FWD LVDT BRACKET OF RT AILERON CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR IN BRACKET. REMOVED FWD LVDT BRACKET IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01. DRILLED UP NEW FITTING IAW SRM 51-40-07 AND INSTALL NEW LVDT FWD FITTING IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01.