SDR RRXA97018

Service difficulty report · Beam · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8091U
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45995
Part
Beam
Part number
9779445
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 320
Stage of operation
IN
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 DAMAGE ON BEAM (P/N 9779445) IN FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT, AT Y=320. ALSO, STRAP INSTALLED ON LWR HORIZONAL LEG OF BEAM HAD TO BE CUT OUT TO CLEAN-UP ALL CORROSION ON BEAM. TIMCO REO-02608 INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AS REINFORCEMENT FOR THINNER AREA ON BEAM DUE TO CORROSION BLEND-OUT. ALSO, REO-02608 REINSTALLED A NEW STRAP AS REPLACEMENT FOR REMOVED STRAP, SPLICE PLATE WAS USED FOR REATTACHMENT TO EXISTIG STRAP, IAW APPROVED FAA-DER REO-02608.

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