Service difficulty report · Skin · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 28, 2016
Submitted
September 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4166
Aircraft time
22,233 hours, 23,786 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN HAS "BURN MARKS" FROM FS (-) 39.00 TO FS (+) 1.00, BETWEEN STGRS 32L AND 31L (6 PLACES) MARKED. PERFORMED Q400 SRM REPAIR 53-20-31 REPAIR-03 REF Q400 SRM 51-42-05, 51-23-00, 51-25-10. C/W ET INSP REF Q400 NDTM 51-00-06 NO DEFECTS NOTED. EVALUATED FOUND NO DEFECTS OR CRACKS ALONG SPLICE CUT LINE AFT NDT. SRM REPAIR FOR ITEM #1 TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON DAMAGE AT STRAP. RESTORE FINISH TO REPAIRED AREA AS NEEDED REF Q400 SRM 51-25-15 TEMP REVISION 51-033 PG. 201 AND PGS. 208-209 ITEM C-1-3 REPAIR-01. C/W ET INSP PER Q400 RD 8/4-53-7748 NO DEFECTS NOTED. EVALUATED AFTER NDT NO DEFECTS NOTED REF Q400 HORIZON AIR RD 8/4-53-7748. PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR TO SKIN AT FS 1.00 BETWEEN STR 32L AND 31L REF Q400 SRM 53-00-00 REPAIR-08. C/W ET INSP REF Q400 NDTM 51-00-06 NO DEFECTS NOTED. EVALUATED AFTER NDT NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLARIFICATION EVALUATION FOR 2 REMAINING "BURN MARKS". UPON FURTHER INSPECTION/EVALUATION FOUND 2 EA PLACES TO BE SMALL CHIPS IN PAINT, NO BURN MARKS NOTED, NO DAMAGE NOTED.