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
Damaged
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 LT FUSELAGE AFT CENTER SECTION FLOORBEAM INTERIM REPAIR STA 1560.000, LBL 45 INCH. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, REMOVED INTERIM REPAIR. PERFORMED BLEND OUT ON DAMAGE AREA, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED FILLER AND REPAIR ANGLE, CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + FILLER + REPAIR ANGLE. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES, INSTALLED FILLER, REPAIR ANGLE AND NEW FASTENERS PER DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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