SDR RRXA000219

Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 19, 1999
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
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 FLOORBEAM AT STA 1540 XCW 53 RT. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. BLENDED OUT CORROSION BY MECHANICAL METHOD. ORIGINAL THICKNESS .132 FINAL THICKNESS .102. RETURNED TO SERVICE IAW FAA APPROVED DER ENGINEERING SKETCH EO NR 99- 186 WITH APPROVED 8110-3 DATED 11/15/99. (CORROSION DAMAGE RECORDED IN EWA CORROSION PROGRAM).

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