Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 24, 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
9
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, FOUND TH FUSELAGE FORWARD CENTER SECTION FLOORBEAM CAP UPPER CORROSION DAMAGE STA 857.000, LBL 32 INCH. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED THE CORRODED AREA AND FABRICATED FILLER AND REPAIR ANGLE. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AND APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED FILLER AND REPAIR ANGLE WITH NEW FASTENERS PER DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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