- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2002
- Submitted
- November 8, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N798UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45898
- Aircraft time
- 66,421 hours, 24,990 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:C-2 AFT ACCY COMPARTMENT FS 1680 AT LBL 48 LOWER SURFACE OF UPPER FLOORBEAM FLANGE IS CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, BEYOND LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1F. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES AND FILLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B SHEET 3. INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1- 20D.