Service difficulty report · Fitting · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 23, 2012
Submitted
April 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4086
Aircraft time
20,144 hours, 20,262 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rudder
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

LOWER RUDDER PCU ROD LINKAGE FITTING AT RIB 13 OF THE FWD RUDDER HAS WEAR DAMAGE. SMOOTHED WEAR DAMAGE IAW SRM 51-14-00-02-04. CONFIRMED AREA TO BE CRACK FREE REF NTM 51-00-06-910-801, PT 1. DAMAGE IS WITH IN LIMITS IAW SRM 55-41-20 TEMPORARY REV 55-002. ALODINED AND PRIMED EFFECTED AREA IAW SRM TR55-002.