What was found
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK IN RT WHEEL WELL FOUND CRACK IN KEEL TOP FLANGE OVER THE AFT WHEEL WELL DOOR HINGE. ACCOMP EDDY CURRENT PER NDT 51-00-03 FOR CRACK CONTAINMENT. REPAIRED CRACK PER SRM 53-05, FIG 71.
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 2000
- Submitted
- April 25, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N984Z
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47412
- Aircraft time
- 71,673 hours, 81,088 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.