What was found
FOUND 8 INCH CRACK AND CORROSION IN LOWER RT KEELBEAM LOWER CHORD DURING C-CHECK. REMOVED CORRODED RT KEELBEAM LOWER CHORD SECTION BS 540. CUT OUT APPROX 8 INCHES LOWER CHORD.
- Difficulty date
- June 13, 2005
- Submitted
- June 30, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N583CC
- Make and model
- Boeing 737291
- Aircraft serial
- 21069
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15A
- System (JASC)
- 5314 · Fuselage Main, Keel
- Part
- Keelbeam
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 61,161 hours, 56,980 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.