Service difficulty report · Frame · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 8, 2016
Submitted
November 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4032
Aircraft time
37,426 hours, 39,266 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 32
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 FLANGE AND ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME FACE AT FS 32.400 BETWEEN STR 30 & 31 LH. REMOVED CORROSION ON FLANGE AND AFT SIDE OF FRAME FACE AT FS 32.400 BTW STR 30+31 LH REF SRM 53-00-00 REPAIR -21 AND 53-00-00 REPAIR -09. REMOVED 5EA FASTENERS (RIVETS) FROM FLANGE ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME STATION 32.400 BTW STR 30-31LH REF SRM 51-42-05 REPAIR -01. INSTALLED 5EA RIVETS ON FLANGE AT STA 32.400 STR 30 & 31L REF SRM 51-42-05 REPAIR -01. PERFORMED E/T AND U/T INSP ON FS 32.400 FRAME FLANGE BLEND OUT STR 30P-31P, THICKNESS IS .038 -.040, NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW Q400 NDTM 51-00-04 AND 51-00-06. BLENDED AREA ON FLANGE AND ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME FACE AT FS 32.400 BTW STR 30 AND 31 ARE WITHIN LIMITS, MIN THICKNESS 0.030 REF SRM 53-00-00. RESTORED FINISH IAW SRM 51-21-10, SRM 51-25-10, 51-25-15.