What was found
DURING CHECK-C, THE FWD SERVICE DOOR LOWER BEAM WAS CRACKED AT FWD END IN RADIUS. ALSO A SMALL CLIP WAS CRACKED INSIDE LIGHTENING HOLE AT UPPER AFT CORNER. REPLACED CLIP AND REPLACED LOWER BEAM PER SPM 6-70-01.
- Difficulty date
- February 11, 2003
- Submitted
- February 14, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N950U
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49230
- Aircraft time
- 56,806 hours, 29,875 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Beam
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Service Doorway
- 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.