Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 19, 2012
Submitted
November 19, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N120MN
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53120
Aircraft time
40,084 hours, 41,076 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 200
Part time
40,084 hours, 41,076 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

AFT FUSELAGE FLOOR STRUTURE AT BS 1250 FLOORBEAM HAS LIGHT CORROSION AROUND FASTENER HOLES UNDER SMOKE TAPE AT RBL 24 TO LBL 24. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-01. REMOVED FLOORBEAM IAW SRM 51-31-5. FABRICATED REPLACEMENT FLOORBEAM IAW SRM 51-10-4, INSTALLED FLOORBEAM IAW SRM 51-30-5, PAGE 12.

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