- Difficulty date
- July 22, 2011
- Submitted
- July 29, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N423QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4153
- Aircraft time
- 10,464 hours, 11,347 cycles
- Part
- Flap Track
- Condition
- Chafed
- 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
LT WING UPPER FLAP TRACK HAS CHAFING ON VERTICAL LEG. BLENDED CHAFING IAW RD 8/4-57-1352. MINIMUM REMAINING THICKNESS IN BLEND AREA .184". CONFIRMED CRACK FREE REF RD 8/4-57-1352. ALODINED, PRIMED AND PAINTED BLEND AREA IAW RD 8/4-57-1611.