Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
January 5, 2006
Submitted
February 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46130
Aircraft time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1500
Part time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, AFT CARGO COMPT - FLOORBEAM UPPER FLANGE CORRODED; STA 1500.000 RBL 42 - RBL 50. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-1 FIG 1 (SHEET 9), TR 51-130 DATED 01-26-04. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-1 FIG 1 (SHEET 9). FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE (EXTRUSION 7075T6511 0.170) & FILLER (EXTRUSION 7075T6511) IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-1 FIG 1 (SHEET 9, 12), DC8 SRM 53-7-2 FIG 9 ITEM C, DC8 SRM 51-2-0 FIG 50 (SHEET 73). CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-1 FIG 1 (SHEET 9, 12), DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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