Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 13, 2011
Submitted
December 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
25,862 hours, 26,841 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Gouged
Location
Door Hold Open
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.

What was found

AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR HOLD OPEN STRUT ATTACH FITTING IS GOUGED FLAGGED. REMOVED STRUT ATTACH FITTING IAW AMM 52-31-16-000-801. SMOOTHED GOUGES IN AFT CARGO DOOR STRUT ATTACH FIT IAW SRM 52-30-10-02-04. CONFIRMED BLENDED AREA CRACK FREE REF NTM 51-00-06-910-801. MATERIAL LOSS FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW RD 8/4-52-710. RESTORED SURFACE PROTECTION IAW SRM 51-21-10-02-01 AND 51-25-10-02-01.