Service difficulty report · Frame · Lkheed 10113851

Difficulty date
April 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715DA
Make and model
Lkheed 10113851
Aircraft serial
193C1092
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
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 SPECIAL INSPECTION, FUSELAGE MAIN FRAMES WERE FOUND CRACKED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS, RIGHT SIDE FS 589, 649, 669, 689, 1063, 1103, 1123, 1685, LEFT SIDE FS 509, 1003, 1103, 1183, 1303, 1323, 1343, 1383, 1605, 1645, 1665. ALL CRACKS WERE AT WL 280. THESE WERE FOUND AS A RESULT OF A SPECIAL INSPECTION SET UP FOR AIRCRAFT WITH 22,000 CYCLES AND HIGHER. THIS IS THE FIRST REPORTED CRACKING AT THESE LOCATIONS ON DALA AIRCRAFT. REPAIRS WERE PERFOMED PER DL ERA 270665.