Service difficulty report · Rib · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 9, 2015
Submitted
March 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4051
Aircraft time
32,454 hours, 33,697 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
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

UPPER AND LOWER REPAIR ANGLES ON THE INBD CLOSING RIB ON L/E PANEL 611AR IS CRACKED. REMOVED UPPER AND LOWER REPAIR ANGLES ON THE INBD CLOSING RIB ON L/E PANEL 611AR REF SRM 51-42-05, REMOVED CRACKED ANGLES. INSTALLED NEW UPPER AND LOWER REPAIR ANGLES ON THE INBD CLOSING RIB ON L/E PANEL 611AR IAW SRM 57-40-00 REPAIR-07 STEP 7A, 7 THRU 10. FABRICATED NEW REPAIR ANGLES FOR UPPER AND LOWER SIDES OF INBD CLOSING RIB ON L/E PANEL 611AR WITH 20245-3 0.050, PO: TX00002101/1, REF SRM 57-40-00, REPAIR-07 STEP 7A(3). APPLIED ALODINE AND EPOXY PRIMER TO NEW REPAIR ANGLE REF SRM 51-25-10 AND 51-21-10.