Service difficulty report · Keelbeam · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
January 13, 2004
Submitted
February 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441J
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45688
Aircraft time
76,058 hours, 27,394 cycles
Part
Keelbeam
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.

What was found

DURING A C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND; LT MAIN LANDING GEAR W/W STATION 920, KEELBEAM LT TEE EXTRUSION WITH 3 INCH CRACK. REPAIRED KEEL WEB STIFFENER AT STA 920 IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOEING MESSAGE INW-SCL-04-00005H, DATED 02 MARCH 04, DC8 SRM 51-2-1, TR 51-130. ISSUED FAA FORM 8110-3 APPROVING THIS REPAIR. ALSO N/R 1437; REPAIRED FUSELAGE KEEL LOWER TEE CAPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOEING MESSAGE INW-SCL-04-00005H, DATED 02-MAR-04, DRWAING NUMBER 5754125 & ROD SKETCH 04-02-19-001. ISSUED FAA FORM 8110-3 APPROVING THIS REPAIR. PERFORMED CLOSE VISUAL INSPECTION FOR CRACK PROPAGATION AT "C" CHECK INTERVALS.

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