Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 18, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46090
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Cracked
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:A/CK, CRACK AT FLOORBEAM AFT OF SERVICE DOOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND CRACK AT CIRCUMFERENTIAL FRAME AT STA 1680 STR 21 NOT AT FLOORBEAM AS FIRST REPORTED. *S/D* REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME, FABED SPLICES AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 51-1-20 AND PER DOUGLAS DRAWING PLSRO8530008.

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