Service difficulty report · Paint · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 30, 2011
Submitted
January 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
25,862 hours, 26,841 cycles
Part
Paint
Condition
Damaged
Location
Center 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

CENTER WING FUEL PANEL 521AT HAS BUBBLING PAINT AROUND VARIOUS BOLT HOLES, POSSIBLE CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION ON PANEL IAW RD 8/4-57-425. MATERIAL LOSS FOUND IN LIMITS IAW RD 8/4-57-432. CONFIRMED CRACK FREE AREA REF NTM 51-00-06-910-801. ALODINED, PRIMED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-21-10-02-01, 51-25-10-02-01 AND 51-25-05-02-01.