What was found
LT WING UPPER DRY BAY PANEL 521BT HAS AREAS OF CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION IAW RD 8/4-57-425 AND RD 8/4-57-1276. CORROSION FOUND TO BE EXTENSIVE THROUGH COUNTERSINKS REPLACED PANEL WITH NEW.
- Difficulty date
- November 24, 2012
- Submitted
- November 29, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N406QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4048
- Aircraft time
- 27,831 hours, 29,029 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Panel
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt 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.