Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
February 15, 2003
Submitted
May 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8968U
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46069
Aircraft time
65,536 hours, 19,645 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
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

DURING AD INSPECTION (NOTE AD 2001-26-01/SID 53.08.FC4-10) FOUND CRACKS AT FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATES AT STATION 380, STRINGER 21. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATES AT STA 380 IAW STC SA1063SO AND SA1377SO.

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