What was found
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE FUEL PANEL 522BT FOUND CORRODED NUTPLATE SHELL. REMOVED GANG CHANNEL AND REPLACED NUTPLATE WITH NEW IAW SRM 51-42-75-01-02. INSTALLED GANG CHANNEL IAW Q400 SRM 51-42-75-02-01.
- Difficulty date
- August 16, 2011
- Submitted
- August 18, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N427QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4156
- Aircraft time
- 10,744 hours, 11,707 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.