SDR MWEA011256

Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
September 14, 2001
Submitted
September 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401ME
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47133
Aircraft time
72,670 hours, 62,052 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
49246791
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

FLOORBEAM CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES FORWARD OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT LOWER LEFT CORNER OF VENTRAL DOOR BELOW FLOORBOARD. CRACK INDICATION FOUND ON RADIOGRAPH LLB. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING.

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