Service difficulty report · Floor Panel · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
November 10, 2005
Submitted
January 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Aircraft time
82,180 hours, 30,262 cycles
Part
Floor Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
82,180 hours, 30,262 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

ITEM REF NR 033351: MAIN CARGO COMPT. FLOOR PANEL CORRODED, STA 1360.000 LBL 56". REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG. 17-18 FLOOR PANEL THICKNESS 0.071". BLEND OUT 0.035", REMAINING MATERIAL 0.036". FOUND OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG. 2P. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA AND FABRICATED FILLER (AL 7075T6 0.071") AND DOUBLER (AL 7075T6 0.080") IAW SRM 53-2-3 PG. 39-40. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 53-2-3 PG. 39-40, SRM 51-1-21.

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