Service difficulty report · Spar · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 17, 2013
Submitted
May 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4060
Aircraft time
28,298 hours, 29,161 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING FRONT SPAR LOWER FLANGE HAS BARE METAL WITH POSSIBLE FRETTING CORROSION FROM STA YW 42 TO 155. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-21-00-00-02, REV 12. MIN THICKNESS NOTED .199" REF NTM 51-00-04-910-801, PT 1, REV 9. VERIFIED AFFECTED TO BE CRACK FREE REF NDTM PART 6, TASK 51-00-01-250-801, REV 9. REMAINING MAT THICKNESS IS WITHIN LIMITS IAW RD8/4-57-2111, ISSUE 1, DATED 6MAY2013. REMOVED ANCHOR NUTS AND SIZING SLEEVES AS REQUIRED AND ROTARY FLAP PEENED IAW RD8/4-57-2111, ISSUE 1. PEENED TO INTENSITY .008A 100 PERCENT COVERAGE. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW RD8/4-57-2111, ISSUE 1. INSTALLED SIZING SLEEVES IAW SRM 57-10-05-02-02, REV 12. INSTALLED ANCHOR NUTS IAW RD8/4-57-2111, ISSUE 1. APPLIED TEFLON TAPE IAW RD8/4-57-2111, ISSUE 1. COMPLIED WITH TC RD8/4-57-2111, WO 143293.