Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 17, 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
Stop Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
Emergency Exit
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

UPPER EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR BEAM NR 2 AFT STOP FITTING HAS A WEAR GROOVE IN IT. SMOOTHED WEAR GROOVE IN UPPER EMERGENCY EXIT BEAM NR 2 AFT STOP FITTING IAW SRM 51-14-00-02-04. CONFIRMED AFFECTED AREA OF STOP FITTING CRACK FREE REF NTM 51-00-06-910-801 PT 1. MECHANICALLY MEASURED MATERIAL LOSS .004" FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW RD 8/4-52-868. ALODINE AND PRIMED BLENDED AREAS IAW RD 8/4-52-868.