Service difficulty report · Door Sill · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 10, 2016
Submitted
May 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4081
Aircraft time
30,844 hours, 31,927 cycles
Part
Door Sill
Part number
85329349101
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

EVIDENCE OF CORROSION ON LOWER MAIN SILL, STR 25P, BETWEEN X 1.0 AND X 32.4 MCD LOWER SURROUND, PN 85329349-101. EVALUATED CORROSION AND FOUND NO DAMAGE ALLOWED IAW TASK CARD 6-53-1160-FWD PAX DOOR. PERFORM REPAIR REF SRM 53-20-17, REPAIR -02. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER REF SRM 53-20-17. CW ET INSP REF NDTM 51-00-06. FABRICATED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 53-20-17, REPAIR -02, PROCEDURE 7F AND FIG 201, SHEET 3 & 4. APPLIED ALODINE AND EPOXY PRIMER TO REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 53-20-17, REPAIR -02, STEP 7G. REPAIRED THE EXISTING FASTENER COUNTERSINKS REMAINING UNDERNEATH EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 53-20-17, REPAIR -02, STEP 7I. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW LOWER MAIN SILL SECTION, MADE FROM PN 85329349-101, REF SRM 53-20-17, REPAIR -02, STEP 7E AND DWG 85329330, RELEASE P, REV A. INSTALLED 4-OFF EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 53-20-17, REPAIR -02, STEP 7H, J, M, N AND O.