Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 7, 2013
Submitted
February 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4055
Aircraft time
27,377 hours, 28,511 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

ATTACH FLANGE FOR RADOME HAS BARE METAL AND POSSIBLE CORROSION AROUND NUTPLATE HOLES. REMOVED CORROSION ON ATTACHING FLANGES IAW SRM 51-21-00-00-01. PRIOR TO REMOVING CORROSION, REMOVED NUTPLATES FOM AND REMOVED CORROSION UNDER NUTPLATES IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01. CONFIRMED AFFECTED AREAS CRACK FREE REF NTM 51-00-06-910-801 PT 1. MEASURED MIN REMAINING THICKNESS .011" AROUND FLANGE FOUND OUT OF LIMITS DUE TO CRACK IN FLANGE, ALL OTHER FLANGES ARE IN LIMITS IAW RD8/4-53-1623. REMOVED STANTION, 2 SUPPORT CLIPS, 1 ANGLE, REF SRM 51-42-05-02-01. MATCH DRILLED NEW FLANGE REF SRM 51-40-07-02-01. INSTALLED SEAL RETAINER AND NEW BOTTOM FLANGE IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01. COMPETED INSTALLATION OF SEAL RETAINER AND NEW BOTTOM FLANGE IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01. INSTALLED STANTION, 2 SUPPORT CLIPS AND 1 ANGLE IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01. INSTALLED FRONT WEB AT X-155 IAW SRM 51-42-45-02-01. INSTALLED NUTPLATES ON FLANGE FOR RADOME IAW SRM 51-42-45-02-01 AND SRM 51-42-05-02-01. PREPARED BOLT HOLES FOR BONDING AT RADOME ATTACH POINT CONTACT AREAS REF RD8/4-53-5109. NUTPLATE AREAS WERE FOUND IN LIMITS IAW RD8/4-53-5109. MIN REMAINING THICKNESS IS .020 THE TOP FLANGE. COMPLIED WITH TC RD8/4-53-5109 WO 142457.