Service difficulty report · Pressure Deck · Lkheed 10113851

Difficulty date
June 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N733DS
Make and model
Lkheed 10113851
Aircraft serial
193C1224
Part
Pressure Deck
Part number
LS13112
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 380
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 FUSELAGE HORIZONTAL PRESSURE DECK PANEL WAS FOUND WITH A 1.0 LONG CRACK. THE CRACK IS LOCATED AT RBL 102, JUST AFT OF FS 378 AND EXTEND DIAGONALLY INBOARD AND AFT FROM THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE PANEL AT THE EXISTING FRAME CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS TRIMMED OUT LEAVING A 1.0 BY .75 CUTOUT. A DOUBLER AND TRIPLER WAS INSTALLED AND APPROVED BY FAA/DER FORM 8110-3, DER DESGINATION SO-889, DTD 5-27-97.