Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 27, 2004
Submitted
March 25, 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

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What was found

DURING A ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, THE RT FUSELAGE AFT CENTER SECTION FLOORBEAM HAS CORROSION DAMAGE AT STA 1300.000 RBL 48 INCH. MAJOR REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED CORROSION IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PGS 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW EC8 SRM 53-2-0 PAGE 2P. REMOVED CORRODED AREA IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-1 FIG 1 PAGES 8-14 (SHEET 7). FABRICATED FILLER (AL 7075 76. 0.125"0 )+ REPAIR ANGLE (EXTRUSION 7075.TG 5110.0150") IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-1 FIG 1 (SHEET 7). CLEANED TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, FILLER & REPAIR ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11 PAGE 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND REPAIR ANGLE WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-1 FIG 1(SHEET 7,12) DC8 SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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