Service difficulty report · Floor Panel · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 30, 2004
Submitted
February 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Aircraft time
85,619 hours, 22,871 cycles
Part
Floor Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
85,619 hours, 22,871 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

MAIN CARGO COMPT NR 3C FLOOR PANEL SKIN CORRODED AND CRACKED 1.000 (STA 1560.000-1580.000). REMOVED CORROSION FROM NR 3C FLOOR PANEL SKIN (STA 1560.000-1580.000) IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2P. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION AND FABRICATED DOUBLER (7075-T6 0.080) IAW SRM 53-2-3 PG 39-40. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-2-3 PG 39-40, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1.

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