Service difficulty report · Pressure Deck · Lkheed 10113851

Difficulty date
August 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722DA
Make and model
Lkheed 10113851
Aircraft serial
193C1147
Part
Pressure Deck
Part number
1542396
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 445
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 NOSE LANDING GEAR HORIZONTAL PRESSURE DECK AFT PANEL AT LBL 55 JUST FORWARD OF FS 445 WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR CRACKS PER THE SRM. UPON INSPECTION, ADDITIONAL CRACKS WERE FOUND EXTENDING FROM FS 430 TO 447 AT LBL 55. IN ADDITION, UPON REPAIR DOUBLER REMOVAL, NUMEROUS REPAIR FASTENER HOLES WERE FOUND WITH SHORT EDGE DISTANCE. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED RESULTING IN A CUTOUT FROM LBL 54 TO 58 AND FROM STA 430 TO 447. THIS DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED WITH DOUBLERS.