Service difficulty report · Keelbeam · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 17, 2004
Submitted
February 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
GKZR792X
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Aircraft
N823BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46064
Aircraft time
86,027 hours, 35,239 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

RIGHT KEEL BEAM AREA, FORMER JUST I/B OF MLG DOOR ACT MOUNT CRACKED. CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED BUT WENT PAST, CRACK 3 INCHES ABOVE END OF 1ST CRACK GOES FWD AND AFT. REMOVED FORMED WEB IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED WEB MATERIAL USED 7075 .071. INSTALLED WEB IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20. (CLOSED)

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