- Difficulty date
- February 7, 2000
- Submitted
- May 22, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N792FT
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46046
- Aircraft time
- 82,486 hours, 27,415 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 A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND CORROSION UNDER NUT PLATE UPER CARGO COMPARTMENT FS 717 XCW 32/5 LT. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21 & DER APPROVED EO 00-016. CORROSION DAMAGE RECORDED IN EWA CORROSION PROGRAM.