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 A ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION RT FUSELAGE AFT CENTER SECTION FLOORBEAM CORROSION DAMAGE STA 1480.000, RBL 47. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED CORROSION IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17, 18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 PG 2P. REMOVED CORRODED AREA IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-7 FIG 1 PAGES 8-14 (SHEET 7). FABRICATED FILLER (AL 7075 T6 599-0.150) IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-1 FIG 1 (SHEET 1). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA FILLER AND REPAIR ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SC8 SRM 51-1-11 PAGE 9. INSTALLED FILLER REPAIR ANGLE WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-1 FIG 1 PAGE 8-14 (SHEET 7-12), DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1 DC9 SR, 51-1-20D PAGE 9.

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