Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 11, 2013
Submitted
November 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4364
Aircraft time
6,491 hours, 6,738 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
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

CENTER WING FUEL PANEL 522BT HAS CORROSION ON NUMEROUS COUNTERSINK LOCATIONS. REWORKED COUNTERSINKS ON CENTER WING FUEL PANEL 522BT IAW SRM 57-10-35 AND SRM 57-10-35, PG 202, STEP 6A (12EA). PERFORMED E/T INSP ON PANEL 522BT COUNTERSINK HOLES IAW NDTM 51-00-06. NO DEFECTS NOTED. MEASURED DIAMETER OF REWORKED COUNTERSINKS OF .6475 MAX AND FASTENER HEAD OF MAX OF .010 BELOW FLUSH. REWORKED COUNTERSINKS ARE WITHIN LIMITS REF SRM 57-10-35. APPLIED ALODINE ON COUNTERSINK HOLES ON PANEL 522BT REF AMM TASK 51-25-16-390-801.