- Difficulty date
- October 11, 1999
- Submitted
- April 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46106
- Aircraft time
- 88,287 hours, 21,582 cycles
- 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 MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND CORROSION DAMAGE TO FLOOR BEAM AT STA. 1220 XCW 51 R/H. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM.///// CORRECTIVE ACTION ///// REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-4, 51-1-8 AND 51-1- 21. (COROSION DAMAGE RECORDED IN EWA CORROSION PROGRAM)