- Difficulty date
- September 9, 2001
- Submitted
- October 1, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873
- Aircraft serial
- 46101
- Aircraft time
- 85,527 hours, 23,692 cycles
- Part
- Floorbeam
- 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: C2, FLOORBEAM CORRODED IN FWD UPPER FLANGE APPROX 10 INCHES FROM LT CUSP AT FS 1080. CUT OUT DAMAGED FLOORBEAM SECTION. FABRICATED NEW SECTION & REPAIR A NGLES. REMOVED TAIL DEICE AIR LINE. INSTALLED NEW SECTION & REPAIR S PLICES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. INSTALLED TAIL ICE AIRLINE IAW MM 20-11 -00