Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 22, 2004
Submitted
March 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
91,246 hours, 29,801 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
91,246 hours, 29,801 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

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION RT FUSELAGE AFT CENTER SECTION FLOORBEAM CORRSION DAMAGE STA 1460.000, RBL 48 WAS FOUND. REMOVED CORROSION IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 17, 18, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 PGS 20. REMOVED CORRODED AREA IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-1 FIG 1, PAGES 8-14 (SHEET 3). FABRICATED FILLER (AL 7075 T6 0.125) + REPAIR ANGLE (EXTRUSION 7075T6 0.150) IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-18 FIG 1 (SHEET 7). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND FILLER AND REPAIR ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND REPAIR ANGLE WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-1 FIG 1 (SHEET 7, 12) DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PAGE 9.

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