Service difficulty report · Skin · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 23, 2011
Submitted
April 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4006
Aircraft time
21,711 hours, 19,203 cycles
Part
Skin
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

FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR DOUBLER, ANTENNA DOUBLER, AND ADAPTER PLATE AT LOWER TCAS ANTENNA HAVE SURFACE CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-21-00, FOUND TO BE IN LIMITS IAW RD8/4-53-505. DOUBLER CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS FABRICATED ANTENNA DOUBLER IAW DWG 85314193-103. REMOVED CORROSION ON ADAPTER PLATE IAW SRM 51-21-00 NO ALLOWABLE LIMITS FOR ADAPTER PLATE. RECEIVED NEW ADAPTER PLATE AND MATCH DRILLED TO STRUCTURE IAW Q400 51-40-07-02-01. TREATED AND PAINTED SKIN REPAIR DOUBLER AND ANTENNA DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-21-10-02-01 AND 51-25-05-02-01. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND ADAPTER PLATE IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01.