Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
March 20, 2000
Submitted
March 23, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47135
Aircraft time
77,008 hours, 82,903 cycles
Part
Frame
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 OP 16 MAINT CHECK, THE LT KEEL BEAM AREA, A FORMER FOOT WAS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY STA 622, BETWEEN LONGERON 28L AND 29L. REPAIRED CRACK IN FORMER FOOT PER SRM 53-03, FIG 6 PAGE 7.

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