Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 11, 2004
Submitted
April 13, 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
Cracked
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 MAIN CARGO COMP BEAM WEB CORROSION & 2 INCH CRACK STA 920.000 LBL 64-69". REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF CORROSION AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA ON BEAM. FABRICATED FILLER REPAIR AND REPAIR ANGLES. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES AND INSTALLED REPAIRED PARTS PER DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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