Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
October 25, 2008
Submitted
December 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45961
Aircraft time
72,846 hours, 18,649 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
72,846 hours, 18,649 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 LT FUSELAGE CENTER SECTION FLOORBEAM LOWER HORIZONTAL FLANGES AND FLOOR PRESS PANEL CORRODED AT STATION 902.000 LBL 51. REMOVED CORROSION. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED EXISTING DAMAGED SPLICE ANGLE. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK AND NO CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED MODIFIED SPLICE ANGLES, FILLERS, PANEL SEGMENT, EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS, STRAPS, TAPERED STRAPS, INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLER. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED IAW FAA FORM 8110-3 NUMBER 08543 DATED 11/18/08, SEMAN DRAWING ED-4871 DATED 11/06/08, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-0, DC8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17-18, DC8 SRM 53-2-0 PAGE 2P, DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, DC8 SRM 51-1-6,

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