Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Casa C212DF

Difficulty date
January 22, 2026
Submitted
January 23, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N405CP
Make and model
Casa C212DF
Aircraft serial
405
Aircraft time
15,798 hours, 50,646 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Bent
Location
Zone 200
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 ROUTINE OPERATIONS IN ANCHORAGE, AK (ANC), MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO THE ENDS OF LOWER FRAME 13 & 16 INNER FRAME T-CHORD FLANGES AT LBL19 & RBL19, NEAR THE SEAT TRACK SUPPORTS. THE T-CHORD FLANGE CORNERS WERE LOCALLY BENT DOWN WITH GOUGING ON THE TOP SIDE CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH A LONG FLOORBOARD SCREW DURING INSTALLATION. CRACKING WAS ALSO NOTED ALONG THE FILLET RADIUS OF THE FRAME T-CHORD ADJACENT TO THE DEFORMED AREAS. THE DAMAGE IS OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM APPENDIX B.