Service difficulty report · Pressure Deck · Lkheed 10113853

Difficulty date
March 4, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755DL
Make and model
Lkheed 10113853
Aircraft serial
193Y1184
Part
Pressure Deck
Part number
1542396203
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 378-385
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 1.75 INCH LONG CRACK. THE CRACK IS LOCATED AT RBL 102, JUST AFT OF FS 378, AND EXTENDS DIAGONALLY INBOARD AND AFT FROM THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE PANEL AT THE EXISTING FRAME CUTOUT. THE CRACK EXTENDS OVER A LOWER INTEGRAL PANEL STIFFENER. ADJACENT TO THE DAMAGE AREA IS A CUTOUT ADDED FOR EQUIPMENT NOT USED: COVERED WITH A PRODUCTION DOUBLER. THIS CUTOUT WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE CRACK DAMAGE CUTOUT ACCOMPLISHED WITH THIS REPAIR. SEE ER/A 361120-14 REVISION 'A' FOR REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS.