What was found
PIT - FOUND KEEL BEAM LOWER FLANGE WITH THREE GOUGES, .375 INCH DIAMETER BY .007 INCH, .043 INCH, .036 INCH DEEP, LEFT KEEL BEAM LOWER FLANGE TOP SURFACE STATION 663-727. SPOT FACED AND INSTALLED STRAPS PER EA 55931. (M)
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2000
- Submitted
- October 31, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N517AU
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373B7
- Aircraft serial
- 23703
- System (JASC)
- 5314 · Fuselage Main, Keel
- Part
- Keelbeam
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 42,638 hours
- 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.