Service difficulty report · Stringer · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 6, 2015
Submitted
September 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4143
Aircraft time
21,398 hours, 22,872 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Corroded
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

STRINGER 25P CORRODED, FWD PAX DOOR UNDERFLOOR. PERFORMED CUTOUT OF LOWER MAIN SILL, STR 25P FROM FS X1.00 TO FS X32.40, REF TC 6-53-1160-FWD PAX DR ITEM 17. C/W ET INSP ON STR 25P CUT LINES REF NDTM PT1 51-00-06. NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED NEW LOWER MAIN SILL SECTION, STR 25P FOR MCD LOWER SURROUND IAW SRM 53-20-17, REPAIR-2, FIG 201, SHEET 2 AND LOCATED AND DRILLED FASTENER HOLES IAW SRM 51-40-017. USED STR 85329349-101 PO 1788. FABRICATED 4-OFF EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS OUT OF 2024T-3 .063 PO T00020092 AND DRILLED FASTENER HOLES ON DOUBLERS AND SKIN REF SRM 53-20-17, REPAIR-02 PROCEDURE 7F AND G AND FIG 201, SHEET 3 AND 4. REPAIRED THE EXISTING FASTENER COUNTERSINKS REMAINING IN THE SKIN UNDERNEATH THE EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS, MCD LOWER SURROUND, REF SRM 51-18-00 STRUCTURE IDENT-08. INSTALLED 4-OFF EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 53-20-17 REPAIR-02, FIG 201. INSTALLED NEW LOWER MAIN SILL SECTION STR 25P BETWEEN X1.00 AND X32.40 REF SRM 53-20-17, REPAIR-02, FIG 201 AND DWG 85329330 RELEASE P, REV-A.