What was found
DURING HCK IN ATL A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE WEB OF THE STA Y 237 FLOORBEAM AT X=7 LEFT. THE CRACK MEASURES 2.75 INCH IN LENGTH. MATERIAL 7075-T6511 ALUMINUM EXTRUSION. REPAIRED PER EA 99-185262.
- Difficulty date
- November 9, 2001
- Submitted
- November 20, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8979E
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47328
- Aircraft time
- 74,723 hours, 68,073 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5315 · Fuselage Main, Floor Beam
- 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.