Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
November 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N21CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45955
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
2614462
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 226-270
Stage of operation
IN
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, FLOORBEAM BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION 226 AND 270 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. REPAIR OF THE FLOORBEAM WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY FABRICATING AND INSTALLING REPAIR DOUBLERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA DER APPROVED SKETCH B68-R29 AND THE DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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