Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 8, 2013
Submitted
December 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N444QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4355
Aircraft time
6,415 hours, 6,599 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Damaged
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

CHEMICAL COATING DAMAGED ON FUEL PANEL 624CT. REMOVED CORROSION ON MATING SURFACE OF PANEL 624CT REF SRM 57-20-35-02-02. ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF PANEL 624CT IS .120". REMAINING MIN ALLOWABLE IS .105". MIN MATERIAL REMAINING IS .121". WITHIN LIMITS REF SRM 57-20-35-02-02. C/W ET INSP ON PANEL 624CT NDTM PT1 51-00-06. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RESTORED FINISH BY TOUCH-UP BARE METAL WITH ALODINE IAW SRM 51-21-10-02-01. RE-IDENTIFIED THE REWORKED PANEL IAW SRM 57-20-35 STEP 7A(7). RE-INSTALLED INNER & OUTER SEAL IAW AMM 57-21-01-400-801 STEP 4E(3).