What was found
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, KEEL BEAM CENTER WEB WAS CRACKED AT STA 618, UPPER END AT CENTER FUEL TANK LOWER SKIN. REPAIRED CRACK WEB PER ARA 16584 PAGES 1 AND 2.
- 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
- 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.