Service difficulty report · Hinge · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 24, 2013
Submitted
June 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4083
Aircraft time
24,003 hours, 24,498 cycles
Part
Hinge
Condition
Damaged
Location
Service Door
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

AFT SERVICE DOOR MAIN HINGE RUBBING AT LOWER EDGE AND AT LOWER MOUNT LUG TO FUSELAGE FITTING. SMOOTHED DAMAGE IAW SRM 51-14-00-02-04, REV 13. CONFIRMED CRACK FREE REF NTM 51-00-06-10-801, PT 1, REV 9. RECEIVED ADVANCED INFORMATION TO LEAVE AFT SERVICE DOOR MAIN HINGE AS IS REF JGEA-13-15660136 DATED 6/11/13. APPLIED ALODINE, PRIMER AND TOP COAT IAW SRM 51-21-10-02-01, SRM 51-25-10-02-01, SRM 51-25-25-02-01, REV 13 MIN THICKNESS REMAINING .195 AFTER BLENDING. HINGE FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW RD 8/4-52-918, ISSUED 1. COMPLIED WITH STEP 7 OF RD8/4-52-918 ISS NR 1.