Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 20, 2014
Submitted
January 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4153
Aircraft time
16,385 hours, 17,513 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

FUEL PANEL 524AT HAS CORROSION ON MATING SURFACE. REMOVED DAMAGE AT MARKED AREA ON PANEL 524AT MATING SURFACE, REF SRM 57-20-35. PERFORMED E/T AND U/T INSP ON PANEL 524AT BLEND OUTS IAW NDTM 51-00-04 AND 51-00-06 THICKNESS IS .118-.128. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RESTORED FINISH ON FUEL PANEL 524AT IAW SRM 57-20-35, STEP 7A, ITEMS 5 & 7. REMAINING MATERIAL THICKNESS OF FUEL PANEL 524AT AT BLEND AREAS IS .118-.128 IAW NDT REPORT, MINIMUM ALLOWABLE IS .105 IAW SRM 57-20-35. PANEL 524AT WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS.