SDR RRXA991150

Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
January 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N797AL
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46163
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1727
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, FUSELAGE, CABIN FLOORBEAM LOWER ATTACHING CHORD AT STA 1727, BETWEEN BL 24 RIGHT AND BL 0. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGED, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ATTACHING CHORD IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PG.1, 51-1-9 PG1, 51-1-8 PG 1, 51-1-21 PG 1. (CORROSION DAMAGE RECORDED IN EWA CORROSION PROGRAM).

More about the Doug DC-8-63