SDR ARWA970501

Service difficulty report · Floor Beam · Doug DC862

Difficulty date: May 29, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N810BN
Make and model: Doug DC862
Aircraft serial: 45905
System (JASC): 5315 · Fuselage Main, Floor Beam
Part: Floor Beam
Part number: 4640968
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 920
Part time: 76,107 hours
Stage of operation: IN
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

MIA - DURING INSPECTION, FOUND FS 920.000 FLOOR BEAM LT LOWER FORWARD AND AFT SIDE HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION AND HAS CRACK. ALSO, THE AFT UPPER SIDE HAS LARGE AREA WITH CORROSION. REMOVED SECTION OF FLOOR BEAM AND SPLICE ANGLES IAW DACO FAC ACTION 330758/331021. AMMENDMENT TO ORIGINAL ARWA970501. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 24,497. (X)

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