Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC6B

Difficulty date
December 11, 2015
Submitted
December 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N151
Make and model
Doug DC6B
Aircraft serial
45496
Aircraft time
51,799 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
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

CRACKED FLOORBEAM AT FS 302, RBL 32. TO REPAIR CRACK IN THE UPPER FLANGE OF THE RBL 32 FLOORBEAM. INSTALL WEB DOUBLER & UPPER REINFORCING DOUBLER IAW DWG 1546-01 & ENGINEERING REPORT 87TC-ERIMA DATED OCT 27 1987 FIG 4 1 4 2. NOTE THE CRACK ENDS AT A FLOORBEAM LIGHTING HOLE. FINAL SIZE & SHAPE OF REPAIR TO BE DETERMINED ON THE AIRPLANE.

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