Service difficulty report · Skin · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 21, 2015
Submitted
July 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4243
Aircraft time
13,788 hours, 14,708 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 301
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LEFT FUSELAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 10" FWD OF FS 301.00, STR 10P-11P HAS DENT. REMOVED DAMAGE ON LT FUSELAGE AT APPROX 10" FWD OF F.S. 301.00 STR 10P REF RD8/4-53-6968, ISSUE 1 DATED 17 JULY 2015. RECEIVED T/C RD8/4-53-6968/3. C/W ET INSP ON CUTOUT IAW RD8/4-53-6968 ISSUE 1, DATE 7/17/15. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED ALL EXISTING FASTENERS COMMON TO REPAIR DOUBLER NR 2 IAW RD8/4-53-6968, SHEET 4, NO DAMAGE TO UNDERLYING STRUCTURE. FABRICATED REPAIR PACKER NR 2 USING MATERIAL, PN 2024-T3, 0.063", PO: T20092 IAW RD8/4-53-6968, SHEET 4. FABRICATED, LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR DOUBLER NR 2 REF RD8/4-53-6968 ISS. 2 SHEET 4 & SHEET 5, STEP 6 & 7 DATED 7/20/15 MATERIAL 2024-T3 0.063", PO T20092. INSTALLED REPAIR COUNTERSINK UNDER REPAIR DOUBLER NR 2 AREA REF RD8/4-53-6968 ISSUE 2 DATED 7/20/15, STEP 8. REMOVED 5 CLIPS AND 1 STANDOFF TO FOM AT FS X281.0 TO FS X301.0 AND STR 9P TO 11P, REF SRM 51-42-05, REPAIR-01. INSTALLED 5 CLIPS AND 1 STANDOFF AT FS X281.0 TO X301.0 STR 9P TO 11P, REF SRM 51-42-05, REPAIR-01. REMOVED 6 EA BOLTS FROM SIDEWALL TRACK MOUNTS AT FS X258.0 TO FS X301.0 TO FOM REF SRM 51-41-00, STRUCT IDENT-01. INSTALLED 6 EA BOLTS AT SIDEWALL TRACK MOUNTS AT FS X258.0 TO FS 301.0 REF SRM 51-41-00, STRUCT IDENT-01. INSTALLED RIVETS ON DOUBLER NR 2 COMMON TO STR 9P, 10P, AND 11P AND COMMON TO FRAME FS X281.0 AND FS X301.0 AND PACKER NR 2, REF RD8/4-53-6968 ISSUE 2 DATED 7/20/15. INSTALLED DOUBLER NR 2, REF RD8/4-53-6968, ISSUE 1, DATE 7/17/15. RESTORED FINISH TO EXTERNAL REPAIR REF RD8/4-53-6968 ISSUE 2, DATED 20 JULY 2015, SHEET 6, ITEMS 14 AND 16. RESTORED FINISH TO INTERNAL SURFACE OF THE REPAIR AREA REF RD8/4-53-6968 ISSUE 2, DATED JULY 20 2015, SHEET 6 STEP 15 AND 16. TC COMPLIED WITH RD8/4-53-6968/3.