Service difficulty report · Floor Support · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
April 7, 2013
Submitted
April 9, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
354
Aircraft time
24,132 hours, 31,292 cycles
Part
Floor Support
Part number
SEO101
Condition
Broken
Location
Fuselage
Part time
3,940 hours, 3,647 cycles
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 TROUBLESHOOTING FOR UNRELATED DISCREPANCY, MAINTENANCE CREW FOUND A LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM BROKEN AT FRAME 28, LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. THIS FLOORBEAM WAS ADDED DURING THE PASSENGER TO FREIGHT MOD, UNDER STC ST01189WI. AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO GEG FOR MAINTENANCE UNDER A FERRY PERMIT. THE PLANNED REPAIR WILL BE A SPLICE OF THE BROKEN JOINT, REF EA ENGINEERING ORDER 5315-01.

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