SDR 200200266

Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
May 28, 2002
Submitted
May 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
ERKR675D
Marana Aerospace Solutions Inc
Aircraft
N835F
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48005
Aircraft time
43,935 hours, 42,817 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
991159091
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING POSITION SENSOR INSTALLATION ON THE CONTROL COLUMN, DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE BS 120 FLOORBEAM WEB. TWO HORIZONTAL CRACKS IN THE WEB. REPAIR WAS MADE BY TRIMMING THE WEB TO REMOVE THE CRACKS, PERFORMING A HFEC TO ENSURE DAMAGE REMOVAL AND FABRICATING AND INSTALLING REPAIR PARTS AS CALLED OUT IN EAC ECRA N835F-53-MD81-005.

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