Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 11, 2004
Submitted
October 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
94,312 hours, 30,453 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 640
Part time
94,312 hours, 30,453 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, FOUND FLOORBEAMS IN FUSELAGE CARGO COMPARTMENT WITH CORROSION DAMAGE AT STA FS 640.000 RBL 38. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY REMOVING CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGE AREA, FABRICATED ANGLE REPAIR AND FILLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, ANGLE REPAIR & FILLER. APPLIED PRC SEALANT AND FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-8B, 51-2-1 FIG SHEET 7 AND 12 TR 51-13D, 53-2-0, 51-1-11, AND 51-1-20D.

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