Service difficulty report · Beam · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 15, 2014
Submitted
December 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53257
Aircraft time
62,642 hours, 46,156 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cargo Doorway
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

CORROSION ON MID CARGO DOOR BEAM TEE AND BEAM WEB FROM BS 636 - 693. CORROSION WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-3 PAR 26, AND FOUND OUT LIMITS BUT THE BEAM WEB FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. BEAM WEB WAS TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 21 AND 14. BEAM TEE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5 AND DWG PL9957663, REV W.

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