Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 11, 2022
Submitted
May 12, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4240
Aircraft time
27,868 hours, 29,979 cycles
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
8Z9022003
Part serial
060217
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 400
Part time
36,495 hours, 37,855 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

PASSENGER REPORTED #2 ENGINE EXHAUST FLAPPING IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND MISSING HARDWARE/SPRING CLIPS ON LOCATIONS M2, M3, A1, A2, A3, AND AFT MOST ATTACHMENT AS NOTED IN FIGURE 101 SHEET 1 OF Q400 SRM 54-45-25, TR 54-067. FERRIED AIRCRAFT FOR REPAIRS. REMOVED THE R/H AFT EXHAUST OUTLET IAW Q400 AMM TASK 78-10-26-000-801. BEGAN INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT AFT EXHAUST OUTLET IAW TASK 78-10-26-400-801, PARAS 1 THROUGH 5.D (5-11-22 3216) COMPLETED REMAINING STEPS OF AMM TASK 78-10-26-400-801 (PARA 5 E+F). RETURNED TO SERVICE.