- Difficulty date
- April 22, 2014
- Submitted
- April 29, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N431QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4164
- Aircraft time
- 16,716 hours, 17,890 cycles
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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
OTBD UPPER RIB MOUNTING BRACKET CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED REPAIR BRACKET FROM L/E 511AL OTBD UPPER RIB IAW SRM 51-42-05. PROCEDURE E STEPS 1-8, FABRICATED NEW REPAIR ANGLE OTBD UPPER RIB IAW SRM 57-40-00, REPAIR 07. APPLIED ALODINE AND PRIMER TO NEW REPAIR ANGLE IAW SRM 57-40-00, REPAIR 07. INSTALLED NEW REPAIR ANGLE ON L/E PANEL OTBD UPPER RIB IAW SRM 57-40-00.