Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 16, 2001
Submitted
March 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
217
Aircraft time
29,561 hours, 33,901 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
85310380
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

DURING A LEVEL INSPECTION NOSE GEAR DRAG STRUT ACTUATOR BRACKET FOUND CRACKED. THREE FASTENER HOLES FOUND TO HAVE SMALL CRACKS FORMING IN NOSE GEAR FLOORBEAM. CRACKED FLOORBEAM TEMRORARILY REPAIRED IAW DEHAVILLAND REPAIR DRAWING RD 8-53-6246. ACTUATOR BRACKET REPLACED IAW DEHAVILLAND STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.