What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE CHECK, A CRACK WAS LOCATED ON THE VERTICAL KEEL BEAM CHORD AT BS 870, APPROXIMATE RBL 3.5. DURING REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE CRACKED CHORD NO ADJACENT STRUCTURE WAS FOUND DAMAGED.
- Difficulty date
- January 18, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N286SC
- Make and model
- Boeing 7272A1
- Aircraft serial
- 21601
- System (JASC)
- 5314 · Fuselage Main, Keel
- Part
- Keel Beam
- Part number
- 6518636378
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 870
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.