Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 25, 2013
Submitted
September 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4232
Aircraft time
11,228 hours, 12,175 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt 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

RT WING LANDING FOR FUEL PANEL 624AT FOUND CORRODED OTBD RADIUS. BLENDED AREA IAW SRM 57-20-30-01-02. MAX DEPTH AT .008 FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. COMPLIED WITH NDT INSPECTION OF THE FUEL PANEL LANDING OF THE RT WING FOR PANEL 624AT IAW NDT MANUAL PART 1 51-00-01-250-801 EDDY CURRENT METHOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND BLENDED AREA TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 52-20-35-02-05 TREAT AND PRIME AREA STILL REQUIRED. PRIMED AND ALODINE FUEL PANEL 624AT LANDING IAW 57-21-10-02-01 AND 51-25-10-02-01.