- Difficulty date
- July 29, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46101
- Part
- Floorbeam
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 100
- 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:C3 FWD PIT FS 100 RBL 41 FLOORBEAM CORRODED. FLOORBEAM FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 51-7-1 FIG 13 AND DC8 SRM 51-2-0, FIG 50 ORG 125. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW REO- 06665, DC8 SRM 51-1-20. INSTALLED FLOORBOARD SECTIONS IAW DC8 SRM 5 1-3-0.