Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
May 18, 2004
Submitted
May 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
39,447 hours, 9,007 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LEFT WING NR 1 FUEL TANK - XORS 717 - ACCESS PANEL 536AB. SUSPECT CRACK ON NR 11 STRINGER. SLOTTED OUT CRACK AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOL II AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOL II, & EA 1-5710-76680. UPPER WING STRINGERS 10 & 11 LT - CRACK REPAIR.

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