- Difficulty date
- May 3, 2003
- Submitted
- June 2, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N840UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46140
- Aircraft time
- 70,808 hours, 24,125 cycles
- Part
- Floorbeam
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- 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 FWD PIT RBL 45 STA 70 FLOORBEAM CORRODED. BLENDED OUT CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. FABBED REPAIR ANGLE AND FILLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AND FILLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 & 51-3-0. RESECURED SEAT TRACK AND INSTALLED 4 EA FLOORBOARDS IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0.