Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 16, 2003
Submitted
December 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46052
Aircraft time
60,881 hours, 21,637 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: C3, AIR CONDITIONING ACCY COMPARTMENT AT STA 46 RBL 44. FLOORBEAM MISSING TWO FASTENERS. UPON INSP OF MISSING FAST FOUND FLOORBEAM TO BE CORRODED, REMOVED CORRODED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0, REMOVED FLOORBOARD AN D 2 EA FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLES. FABBED TEE CAP REPAIR ANGLE IAW TR 53-152 AND FLR SUPPORT ANGLE IAW DAC DWG 4774654. ALODINED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, 51-1-20D, 51-3-0, AND TR 53-152 FIG 1H.

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