Service difficulty report · Skin · Lkheed 10113851

Difficulty date
July 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786DL
Make and model
Lkheed 10113851
Aircraft serial
193A1123
Part
Skin
Part number
1503492147
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 328
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 SKIN WAS FOUND SLIGHTLY BULGED AROUND THE LBL 22 FS 328 NLG W/W CORNER. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THERE WAS SLIGHT CORROSION FOUND ON THE INNER CUTOUT DOUBLER. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED PER SRM PROCEDURES. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING CORNER DOUBLERS A 1.5 INCH LONG CRACK WAS FOUND EXISTING IN BOTH THE OUTER FUSELAGE SKIN AND THE INNER CUTOUT DOUBLER. THE CRACK RUNS FWD FROM THE NLG W/W CUTOUT EDGE, THROUGH FASTENER AND ENDS IN A .3125 INCH DIA STOP DRILL. REPAIRED PER DL ERA 271415-14AD. FOUND AT HMV.