Service difficulty report · Cleat · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 29, 2012
Submitted
December 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4048
Aircraft time
27,831 hours, 29,029 cycles
Part
Cleat
Condition
Cracked
Location
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

FOUND RIB CLEAT CRACKED AT YW-79.7 ATTACHING TO OTBD SIDE OF RIB AT FWD GANG CHANNEL. REMOVED RIB CLEAT IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01. MATCH DRILLED NEW RIB CLEAT IAW SRM 51-40-07-02-01. INSTALLED NEW RIB CLEAT IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01 AND SEALED IAW SRM 51-23-20-02-01.