Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Cvac 440

Difficulty date
May 20, 2004
Submitted
June 7, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587CA
Make and model
Cvac 440
Aircraft serial
463
Engine
Rroyce DART54210
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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 A SCID INSPECTION 53-20, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 681.0 RT SIDE AT BELTFRAME. AN AREA OF APPROX 3 INCHES X 5 INCHES ON THIS FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND CORRODED AT BELTFRAME ATTACH POINT AROUND RIVETS. THE CORROSION HAD PROGRESSED THROUGH 50 PERCENT OF THE BEAM`S THICKNESS IN ONE AREA. REPAIR IN PROGRESS AT THIS TIME.