Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 28, 2012
Submitted
July 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
26,923 hours, 27,843 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt 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.

What was found

RIGHT WING TEE FITTING BETWEEN PANELS 622BT AND 622CT HAS AREA OF FRETTING. REMOVED AREAS OF FRETTING IAW RD 8/4-57-441. BLENDED AREAS FOUND WITHIN LIMITS IAW RD 8/4-57-441. MINIMUM THICKNESS REMAINING .212" REF NTM 51-00-04-910-801. CONFIRMED BLENDED AREA CRACK FREE USING HFEC REF NTM 51-00-06-910-801 PT 1. MATERIAL LOSS FOUND IN LIMITS IAW RD 8/4-57-441. PERFORMED UT THICKNESS OF BLENDED IAW NTM 51-00-04-910-801 PT 1. MIN REMAINING THICKNESS MEASURED .203". RESTORED SURFACE PROTECTION IAW RD 8/4-57-441.