Service difficulty report · Beam · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 29, 2011
Submitted
October 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53626
Aircraft time
34,544 hours, 16,533 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cargo Door
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 CARGO HORIZONTAL DOOR BEAM STATIONS 1163 TO 1174 CORRODED. BLENDED OUT CORROSION FROM VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL SURFACES OF AFT CARGO DOOR BEAM BETWEEN STATIONS 1155 AND 1212 PER AARD 53-10-00-3. INSTALLED AFT CRAGO BEAM DOUBLER AS PER AARD 53-10-00-3.

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