Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 3, 2012
Submitted
December 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4048
Aircraft time
27,831 hours, 29,029 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cabin
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

RT FLOORBEAM -18.25 IS CORRODED BY BL0 INCLUDING SPLICE. REMOVED TEE FITTING AND SPLICE IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-21-00-00-01. REMOVED SHIMS FROM AFT SIDE OF THE BEAM FOM IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01. REMOVED FWD SPLICE IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01 MIN REMAINING THICKNESS NOTED .035" CONFIRMED AFFECTED AREA CRACK FREE REF NTM 51-00-04-910-801 PT 1 AND 51-00-06-910-801 PT 1. APPLIED ALODINE AND PRIMER IAW SRM 51-21-10-02-01 AND 51-25-10-02-01. BEAM SPLICE AND FWD SPLICE FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-20-43-00-01. LOCATED AND DRILLED T-FITTING, BEAM SPLICE AND FWD SPLICE IAW SRM 51-40-07-02-01. INSTALLED T FITTING, SHIMS, FWD AND AFT SPLICES IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01. APPLIED SURFACE PROTECTION IAW SRM 51-25-15-02-01 AND AMM 51-25-01-390-801. APPLIED SURFACE PROTECTION IAW SRM 51-21-10-02-01 AND 51-25-10-02-01. MATERIAL LOSS FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS RD 8/4-53-4977. COMPLIED WITH TC RD 8/4-53-4977.