Service difficulty report · Rib · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 26, 2014
Submitted
December 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4083
Aircraft time
27,461 hours, 28,209 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 CENTER WING L/E 611AR HAS A CRACK ON THE CLOSING RIB TOP AND BOTTOM LEG INBD SIDE. REMOVED REPAIR ANGLE FROM CLOSING RIB TOP INBD SIDE IAW SRM 51-42-05. INSTALLED NEW REPAIR ANGLE TOP INBD SIDE IAW SRM 51-42-05 AND 57-40-00. REMOVED CRACKED REPAIR ANGLE FROM CLOSING RIB BOTTOM INBD SIDE IAW SRM 51-42-05. INSTALLED NEW REPAIR ANGLE BOTOM INBD SIDE IAW SRM 51-42-05 AND 57-40-00. FABRICATED DRILLED AND DEBURRED 2EA REPAIR ANGLES FROM 2024-T3 0.050, PO T20092, REF SRM 57-40-00-02-01, STEP 7A 3, 9 -D. APPLIED ALODINE AND EPOXY PRIMER TO NEW REPAIR ANGLES 2 EA REF SRM 51-21-10-02-01 AND 51-25-10-02-01.