Housing element for a turbine center frame

The invention relates to a housing element (12) for a turbine center frame of a gas turbine, in particular aircraft gas turbine, wherein the housing member (12) can be inserted or in the inter-turbine casing radially outwardly between each two of a plurality of distributed circumferentially arranged struts used, wherein the housing member (12) of planar and based on its radial outer side (16) a plurality of indentations (18c) has. According to the invention it is proposed that the housing element (12) on its radial inside (32, 34) has at least one recess (26) which is located outside the areas in which depressions (18c) on the radial outer side (16) are formed.