Service difficulty report · Skin · Lkheed 10113851

Difficulty date
August 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N714DA
Make and model
Lkheed 10113851
Aircraft serial
193C1090
Part
Skin
Part number
1527084113
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 395
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

A CRACK WAS FOUND EMANATING FROM EXISTING STOP DRILL IN THE LT UPPER WING SKIN ALONG THE AFT EDGE AT APPROX IWS T395. CRACK HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN STOP DRILLED 5 TIMES. CURRENTLY, THE CRACK HAS EXTENDED PAST THE LAST STOP DRILLED HOLE AND MEASURES A TOTAL LENGTH OF 2.096. DURING THE INSTALLATION, THE ATTACHMENT HOLES THROUGH THE AFT SPAR DID NOT HAVE EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION PRIOR TO COLD WORKING THE HOLE. HOLES WERE REAMED TO THE NEXT STD SIZE, FASTENERS UPGRADED TO HLT314-10 AND REPAIR DOUBLERS INSTALLED. REPAIRED PER ERA 362490-14