Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 31, 2003
Submitted
February 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N849EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
337
Aircraft time
24,936 hours, 27,380 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
85310380
Part serial
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
X97.0
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

MDT- DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A 3 INSPECTION, CRACK WAS FOUND ON FRAME SECTION 85310380 IN FLOOR BEAM FRAME AT STATION X97.0, NOSE GEAR WELL. CRACK WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEHAVILLAND REPAIR DRAWING RD8-53-4521 AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.