Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
January 6, 2011
Submitted
January 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47775
Aircraft time
73,440 hours, 70,600 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 160
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

COCKPIT FLOORBEAM UPPER CAP HAS SEVERAL ELONGATED AND DOUBLE DRILL FASTENER HOLES AT BS 160 FROM BL 0 TO RBL 57. REMOVED 51 INCHES FLOORBEAM UPPER CAP IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 20B. REMOVED PULLEY BRACKET IAW SRM 51-30-1. REINSTALLED PULLEY BRACKET IAW SRM 51-30-1. FABRICATED, DRILLED SPLICES. MACHINE TAPERED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 20B, P-224. REQUIRED INSP COMPLETED .

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