Service difficulty report · Fairing · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 12, 2013
Submitted
February 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4055
Aircraft time
27,377 hours, 28,511 cycles
Part
Fairing
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flap
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

RT OTBD FLAP NR 4 FLAP TRACK AFT TRACK FAIRING HAS CHAFING DAMAGE FROM CANOE FAIRING. FOUND DAMAGE TO BE TO FILLER ONLY. NO DAMAGE TO COMPOSITE. BLENDED AREA IAW SRM 51-25-80-02-01, 5A (1-5) REV 12. APON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND CHAFING INTO COMPOSITE. REPAIRED NR 4 AFT FLAP TRACK FAIRING IAW RD8/4-53-51-065, REPAIR SCHEME 1, SURFACE PREPARATION STEPS 1-5, REPAIR PROCEDURE REPAIR SCHEME 1 STEPS 1-4 ISSUE 1 DTD 24 MAY 06. PAINTED AFFECTED AREA OF RT OTBD FLAP NR 4 FLAP TRACK AFT FAIRING IAW AMM 51-25-31-370-801, REV 40, DATED SEP 05/2012. RD8/4-51-065 HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO SRM 51-70-00 REV 12. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE WING FLAPS IAW AMM 27-50-00-710-801, REV 40 FOUND TO BE SUFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN FAIRINGS.