Service difficulty report · Skin · Lkheed 10113851

Difficulty date
May 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N733DS
Make and model
Lkheed 10113851
Aircraft serial
193C1224
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 914
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 LOWER FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION AND CRACKS AT FS 914 JUST O/B OF STR 34. REMOVAL OF DAMAGE IN THE SKIN ONLY RESULTED IN A CUT OUT SIZED APPROX 1.5 BY 1.5. THE SUBJECT SKIN IS MADE FROM 0.068 2024-T3 CLAD. THIS ER/A IS REVISED TO ADD PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS THAT IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE AIRCRAFT'S HMV VISIT IN ATL. THE DAMAGE IS TO BE REPAIRED PER THE DAL L1011 SRM 53-31-00, FIG 820.