Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
May 9, 2011
Submitted
May 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675MC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47651
Aircraft time
76,010 hours, 63,413 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 294 Bl 0-22r
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

FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD HAS FRETTING WEAR ON REPAIR, STA 294, BETWEEN BL-0 AND RBL-22. REMOVED 2 SHIMS ON FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD IAW SRM 51-30-5. FABRICATED 2 SHIMS, IAW SRM 53-05 FIG 20, PG 98, PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PG 31. INSTALLED 2 SHIMS, FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD, IAW SRM 51-10-3, PG12, PARA 7. FRETTING WEAR WAS FOUND TO BE ON 2 SHIMS, NOT ON EXIST REPAIR.

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