Service difficulty report · Skin · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 31, 2017
Submitted
April 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4046
Aircraft time
37,912 hours, 39,687 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

CARRY OUT REPAIR TO LT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 547, STR 12P TO 8P, AFT WING TO FUSE TOUCH DOWN. CUT AWAY DAMAGE ON LT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS X 547 STR 12P TO 8P IAW RD 8/4-53-8031. LAYOUT AND PILOTED REPAIR DOUBLER. CHAFE DAMAGE ON LT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN X439 - X564 AND STR 5P - 13P BLENDED WITHIN LIMITS OF RD 8/4-53-8031. CHAFE DAMAGE ON JOINT STRAP BETWEEN X 547-X565 AT STR 8P; DAMAGED SECTION TRIMMED OUT IAW RD 8/4-53-731. CARRIED OUT REPAIR TO LT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 547, STR 12P TO 8P, AFT WING TO FUSE TOUCH DOWN IAW RD 8/4-53-8031. REPAIRED JOINT STRAP BETWEEN FS X 547 AND FS X565 AT STR 8P IAW RD 8/4-53-731.