Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 21, 2007
Submitted
May 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
86,484 hours, 35,828 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 200
Part time
86,484 hours, 35,828 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOORBEAM WEB CORRODED AT STATION 960.000 RT BOTTOM LINE 40". REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR, REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMIT. FABRICATE REPAIR ANGLES OF EXTRUSION. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACE. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-2-1 FIGURE 1 SHEET 1, 2, 3 AND 12 T/R 51-130 DATED 01-26-04, SRM 51-1-20D, DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGE 17-18, DC8 SRM 53-2-0 PAGE 2P, DC8 SRM 53-7-1 FIGURE 13 ITEM R, DC8 SRM 51-2-0 FIGURE 50 SHEET 76, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, AND DC8 SRM 51-3-1.

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