Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 5, 2005
Submitted
February 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45968
Aircraft time
75,646 hours, 26,334 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Cracked
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

FLOORBEAM LOWER FWD FLANGE HAS A 4.00 INCH CRACK F/S 920 RBL 65.0. FLOORBEAM SPLICE SEGMENT REPAIRED FROM RBL 31.40 TO RBL 70.0 IAW SAA SK 868-105.

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