Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
March 24, 2008
Submitted
April 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
293
Engine
Pwa PW120
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

FOUND DURING HEAVY CHECK. MAJOR REPAIR. EO 5315-01: THE RT OB LONGITUDINAL FLOOR BEAM IS CRACKED IN (4) PLACES. AT FRAME 21 AND 24 ALSO FWD AND AFT OF FRAME 30. THE LT OB LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM IS CRACKED IN (2) PLACES. AT FRAME 28 AND FRAME 34. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED SECTIONS OF THE FLOORBEAM BY ADDING SPLICES IAW EO 5315-01. REMOVED SECTIONS RT BEAM FROM FRAME 21 TO 22, 24 TO 25 AND 29 TO 31. REMOVED SECTIONS OF THE LT BEAM FROM FRAMES 25 TO 28 AND 34 TO 36. RT BEAM PN WASBV-03, LT BEAM PN WASB-01. WO: 200042-44,46,50. (K)

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