SDR RRXA98189

Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
February 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796AL
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46054
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
4640968
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Bs 920
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 RIVET HEAD SHEARED AND CORROSION ON STIFFENER ON LEFT SIDE OF UPPER WHEEL WELL AT STA 902 BL 27 TO 31 LEFT. HI-LOK SHEARED AND STIFFENER BULGING WITH CORROSION EVIDENT ON PRESSURE WEB AT STA 902 BL 50 LEFT TO 57 LEFT. PRESSURE WEB WAS CUT FOR ACCESS AND FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED CORROSION, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLERS AND DOUBLER REPAIR TO FLOORBEAM IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-2 AND IAW FAA APPROVED DER ENGINEERING SKETCH E04-R08. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW COTNEY ENGINEERING SKETCHES E04-R06 AND E04-R07.

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