SDR 2021F00004

Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Casa C212CC

Difficulty date
December 17, 2020
Submitted
January 7, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1331C
Make and model
Casa C212CC
Aircraft serial
265
Aircraft time
14,985 hours, 10,393 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cabin
Part time
14,986 hours, 10,393 cycles
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

INTERGRANULAR CORROSION FOUND ON UPPER FLOOR BEAM "T" CAP ANGLE AT FRAME 1F. THE SECTION OF EXTRUDED T-ANGLE WAS CUT, REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A PIECE OF 2024T3511 OF SIMILAR SIZE AND LENGTH. IT WAS ETCHED, ALODINED AND PAINTED AS REQUIRED, AND INSTALLED USING MS20470E5 RIVETS AND HL21PB5 HI-LOKS. ALL WORK WAS CARRIED OUT REFERENCING THE CASA 212-200 SRM SECTION IV, FIG 4.13 & APPX II FIG B3 & B19.