Service difficulty report · Blkhd Cap · Lkheed 10113851

Difficulty date
May 12, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718DA
Make and model
Lkheed 10113851
Aircraft serial
193C1097
Part
Blkhd Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 1363
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

TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND IN BLKHD CAP AT LBL 42.5 AND 74.5. THE CRACKS ARE LOCATED IN THE VERTICAL BLKH ATTACH FLANGE AND EMANATES FROM FASTENER HOLES. THE CRACKS HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY OVERSIZING THE SUBJECT FASTENER HOLES. ALSO, THE BLKHD WAS FOUND CRACKED AT WEB-TO-CAP ATTACHMENT AT LBL 82 AND AT LBL 64. THESE CRACKS WERE REPAIRED BY FABRICATING AND INSTALLING NEW WEBS PER DL ERA 270871-14A.