Service difficulty report · Floorboard · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
March 6, 2000
Submitted
April 13, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47135
Aircraft time
77,008 hours, 82,903 cycles
Part
Floorboard
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 OP 16 MAINT CHECK, CABIN FLOOR PANEL 11, TOP SIDE HAD CORROSION IN SEVERAL AREAS. FABRICATED NEW FLOOR PANEL USING OLD PANEL AS A TEMPLATE. USED 2024-T3, 0.063 FOR PANEL. USED 0.032, 7075-T6 FOR HAT SECTION. NAS1097AD RIVETS WERE USED PER SSRM 53-00-104, PAGE 201.

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