Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Bombdr DHC8402
FAA SDR system
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 2013
- Submitted
- April 5, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N410QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4053
- Aircraft time
- 27,772 hours, 28,835 cycles
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Escape Hatch
- 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
COCKPIT EMERGENCY ESCAPE HATCH LATCH ROLLER TORQUE TUBE POSSIBLE SURFACE CORROSION. TORQUE TUBE FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 51-71-00-00-02, REV 12. REMOVED TORQUE TUBE IAW AMM 52-21-02-000-801, REV 40. MATCH DRILLED NEW TORQUE TUBE IAW SRM 51-40-07-02-01, REV 12. INSTALLED NEW TORQUE TUBE IAW AMM 52-21-02-400-801, REV 40.