- Difficulty date
- March 2, 2000
- Submitted
- April 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N804UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46004
- Aircraft time
- 73,882 hours, 26,821 cycles
- Part
- Floorboard
- 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
INSPECTION TYPE:C123 CORROSION AROUND BEAR STRAP RETAINER THROUGH FLOORBOARD AT STA 1595, RBL 35. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF FLOOR PANEL. LOCATED NEW FLOOR PANEL, DRILLED & COUNTERSUNK EXISTING FASTENER HOLES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-22 & 51-3-2. FAB REPAIR SPLICE ANGLES IAW DC8 SRM 53-11-3. ALODINED & PRIMED IAW DC8 S RM 51-1-8. INSTALLED FLOOR PANEL & SPLICE ANGLES IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0.