SDR 0103859612

Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
August 3, 2001
Submitted
November 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N612NW
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47316
Aircraft time
63,300 hours, 75,999 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Cracked
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

DURING AN HCK IN ATL, TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE VERTICAL WEB OF THE STA 237 FLOORBEAM. THE CRACKS ARE AT X=6 AND ARE APPROXIMATELY 1" LONG. THE CRACK ENDS ARE STOPPED DRILLED AND DOUBLER INSTALLED. 7075-T6511. REPAIRED PER EA 96-185017.

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