SDR COEA2011041420903

Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date: April 14, 2011
Submitted: April 14, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N903FX
Make and model: Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial: 179
Aircraft time: 29,376 hours, 32,503 cycles
System (JASC): 5315 · Fuselage Main, Floor Beam
Part: Floorbeam
Part number: WASB06
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

HEAVY CHECK/COE/DAMAGED FLOOR BEAM: DISCOVERED CRACKED RIGHT LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM AFT OF FRAME 26. FABRICATED NEW SECTION AND SPLICES. DRILLED NEW FLOORBEAM AND SPLICES. ALODINED, PRIMED, AND TOPCOATED FLOORBEAM AND SPLICES. INSTALLED LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM BETWEEN FRAMES 25 AND 27.

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