Service difficulty report · Beam · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 14, 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
Beam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Service Door
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

AFT SERVICE DOOR NR 2 STOP BEAM IS CRACKED IN THE CENTER. REMOVED AFT SERVICE DOOR IAW AMM 52-41-00-000-802. REMOVED VENT MECHANISM, INNER SKIN, EXTERIOR SKIN AND ASSOCIATED PARTS FOR ACCESS REF AMM 52-41-06-000-801, SRM 51-40-15-02-01, 51-42-05-02-01 AND 51-40-00-00-01. REMOVED CRACKED BEAM IAW Q400 SRM 51-42-05-02-01. MATCH DRILLED NEW NR 2 STOP BEAM IAW SRM 51-40-07-02-01. INSTALLED BEAM IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01, REINSTALLED ALL ASSOCIATED PARTS, EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL SKIN THAT WAS REMOVED FOR ACCESS REF SRM 51-42-05-02-01, 51-40-15-02-01, 51-40-00-00-01 AMM 52-41-19-400-801. INSTALLED VENT MECHANISM REF AMM 51-41-06-400-801. INSTALLED AFT SERVICE DOOR IAW AMM 52-41-00-400-802.