- Difficulty date
- October 9, 2012
- Submitted
- October 18, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N407QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4049
- Aircraft time
- 27,207 hours, 28,507 cycles
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- 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 HORIZONTAL STAB FWD SPAR UPPER CAP, SMOKING RIVETS AND FRETTING INDICATIONS FROM RT MAIN ATTACH FITTING OTBD APPROX 7". REMOVED SUSPECT RIVETS IAW SRM 51-42-90-02-01, NO FRETTING NOTED. INSTALLED NEW RIVETS IAW SRM 51-42-45-02-01.