Service difficulty report · Pressure Deck · Lkheed 10113851

Difficulty date
June 4, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N733DS
Make and model
Lkheed 10113851
Aircraft serial
193C1224
Part
Pressure Deck
Part number
1506015317
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fs 350
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 UPPER SURFACE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR PRESSURE DECK WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. THE DAMAGE IS LOCATED AT FS 350, RBL 42 DIRECTLY ABOVE AN INTEGRAL STIFFENER. CUTTING OUT THE DAMAGE RESULTS IN A 3.5 BY 1 HOLE IN THE UPPER SURFACE WHICH HAS A LOCAL THICKNESS OF 0.051. THE PRESSURE DECK IS MANUFACTURED OUT OF LS10328 EXTRUSION. FABRICATE FIVE REPAIR PARTS PER FIGURE; TWO REPAIR ANGLES FROM DAL 21202968 EXTRUSION SIZED AS SHOWN IN FIGURE.