Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 12, 2005
Submitted
October 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46101
Aircraft time
87,359 hours, 25,121 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 902
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

POSSIBLE CRACK AT FLOORBEAM LOWER AREA STA 902 RBL 50-55. NDT VERIFIED TWO CRACKS. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF FLOORBEAM, FABRICATED REPLACEMENT SECTION OF FLOORBEAM AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SAA SK 801-805214.

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