Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 28, 2006
Submitted
November 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
82,854 hours, 30,419 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
82,854 hours, 30,419 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

UPPER CARGO COMPT FLOORBEAM LWR FLANGE HAS CORROSION DAMAGE STA 902.000 LBL 52" (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW FAA FORM 8100-9 DATED 09-27-06, BOEING MESSAGE 1-230914076-2 (SEMAN DWG ED-4320) DATED 09-27-06. REMOVED RETAINER AND SPLICE ANGLES IAW SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-3-0. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-1-8 PG 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0 PG 2P. CUT OUT CORRODED SECTION AND FABRICATED (2EA) SPLICE ANGLES FROM STEEL BAR 15-5PH OF 0.250", FILLER FROM 7075T6, SHIM TAPERED FROM AL7075T6 AND RETAINER FROM STEEL 17.7 PH FROM 0.050" IAW BOEING MSG 1-230914076-2 (SEMAN DWG ED-4320). HEAT TREATED SPLICE ANGLES FROM STEEL BAR 15-5 PHST TO 15.5PH-H900, RETAINER FROM 17.7PH-ST TO 17

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