Service difficulty report · Skin · Lkheed 10113851

Difficulty date
April 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N723DA
Make and model
Lkheed 10113851
Aircraft serial
193C1150
Part
Skin
Part number
1580585
Condition
Creased
Location
Lt Elevator
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 LEFT ELEVATOR BETWEEN STA 174 AND 193 HAS THREE CREASES ON THE UPPER SKIN. THE DEPTH OF THE CREASES ARE APPROXIMATELY 0.036 AND 0.027. THE UPPER SKIN OF THE ELEVATOR IS M/F 0.056 7075-T6 AL SHEET. TRIM OUT AND DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION; FABRICATE REPLACED PANEL AND STRAPS FROM 0.063 7075-T6 AL SHEET.