Service difficulty report · Skin · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 2, 2016
Submitted
April 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4352
Aircraft time
12,332 hours, 13,036 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

LT WING INBD L/E PANEL 511AL CRACKED INBD CLOSING RIB. CUTOUT THE DAMAGE AT 2 LOCATIONS, UPPER AND LOWER FLANGES OF INBD CLOSING RIB ON L/E 511AL IAW SRM 57-40-00-02-07. C/W ET INSP REF NDTM 51-00-06. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE AND TAPERED SHIM FROM 2024T3 .050", PO TX 4337 /1 AND FILLER FROM 2024T3, .032" PO: TX 2606/ 1. LOCATED AND DRILLED FOR LOWER RIB REPAIR REF SRM 57-40-00-02-07. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE AND TAPERED SHIM FROM 2024T3, .050", PO: TX4337 /1. AND FILLER FROM 2024T3, .032" PO: TX 2606/1. LOCATED AND DRILLED FOR UPPER RIB REPAIR REF SRM 57-40-00-02-07. INSTALLED UPPER AND LOWER REPAIR ANGLES, TAPERED SHIMS AND FILLERS AT UPPER AND LOWER CLOSING INBD RIB REF SRM 57-40-00-02-07. INSTALLED NEW SILICONE SEAL, PN N316-8012, REF AMM 57-13-01-400-801, SUBTASK 57-13-01-420-001, A3, A, B.