Service difficulty report · Skin · Lkheed 10113851

Difficulty date
November 2, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N723DA
Make and model
Lkheed 10113851
Aircraft serial
193C1150
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Horiz Stab Le
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

THE RT HORIZ STAB L/E WAS FOUND WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE FWD OF THE FRONT SPAR BET STA-H LE 332.7 TO 455.2. A REPLACEMENT FROM A/C 781 IS BEING SPLICED IN. AS A RESULT OF THE DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION RIBS AT 'H' LE 332.7 AND 455.2 AND REPLACEMENT AUX SPAR CAP SECTIONS BEING INSTALLED ON THIS A/C, TWO ATTACHMENT HOLE PATTERNS DO NOT MATCH. AN EXTERNAL SPLICE REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER DL ERA 272236-14.