Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 3, 2017
Submitted
September 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4055
Aircraft time
38,255 hours, 39,755 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Gouged
Location
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

FWD SPAR, YW-32.0, LOWER CAP SPLICE ANGLE GOUGED, FASTENERS HEAVILY DAMAGED AND SPAR WEB GOUGED ABOVE SPLICE ANGLE. BLENDED GOUGES ON FWD SPAR WEB AND LWR SPAR CAP JOINT ANGLE. WITHIN LIMITS IAW RD 84-57-3791. REMOVED THE FWD SPAR JOINT PLATE IAW RD 84-57-3791. DRILLED & REAMED HOLES FOR REPAIR BUSHINGS IN FWD SPAR & PROTECTED IAW RD 84-57-3791. NDT CARRIED OUT IAW NDTM 6, 51-00-08-250-801. INSTALLED REPAIR BUSHINGS IAW RD 84-57-3791. INSTALLED REPAIR WASHERS & FWD SPAR JOINT PLATE IAW RD 84-57-3791. PROTECTED BLEND AREAS IAW DHC-84-57-3791.