Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 5, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46051
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1680
Stage of operation
IN
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-AD, STA 1680 FLOORBEAM VERTICAL LEG CORRODED BETWEEN UPPER TEE AND 2ND ROW OF FASTENERS 3 INCHES INBOARD FROM L21R. SMOOTHED AND BLENDED OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE, ALODINED AND PRIMED REPAIR ANGLE AND FLOORBEAM, INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE. ALL WORK DONE IAW TIMCO REO-06292 REV A.

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