What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A 0.045 INCH CRACK AT HOLE OF KEEL BEAM RT LOWER CHORD, STA 682, RBL 8 (WHEEL WELL AREA). THE CRACKED AREA WAS REMOVED, A FREEZE PLUG AND REPAIR STRAP WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5310-04144.
- Difficulty date
- May 25, 2001
- Submitted
- June 8, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N70330
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373T0
- Aircraft serial
- 23460
- Aircraft time
- 46,516 hours, 24,202 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5314 · Fuselage Main, Keel
- 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.