What was found
DURING AD INSPECTION (NOTE AD 2001-26-01/SID 53.08.FC4-10) FOUND CRACKS AT FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATES AT STATION 440 STRINGER 21. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATES AT STA 440 IAW STC SA1063SO AND SA1377SO.
- Difficulty date
- February 15, 2003
- Submitted
- May 21, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8968U
- Make and model
- Doug DC862
- Aircraft serial
- 46069
- Aircraft time
- 65,536 hours, 19,645 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.