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, TEE CRACK DAMAGE WAS FOUND RT FUSELAGE STRUCTURE MLG COMPARTMENT AROUND STA 960.000. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED SECTION. FABRICATED TEE ANGLE, HEAT TREATED AND PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. FABRICATED SPLICES. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED SPLICE AND TEE ANGLE. INSTALLED SPLICES AND TEE ANGLE PER DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR AND ATI REPAIR SPECIFICATION NR 2003-05, DPS 7.00-1.

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