What was found
(CAN) WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING APU SNAG, MAINT DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE KEELBEAM WEB (STA 870 LOAD CONTROL VALVE AREA) THE DAMAGE IS BEING REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-10-9.CRACK LENGTH APPROX 3.5 INCHES.
- Difficulty date
- May 19, 2004
- Submitted
- June 4, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft time
- 60,335 hours
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D9A
- System (JASC)
- 5314 · Fuselage Main, Keel
- Part
- Keelbeam
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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