Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 28, 2004
Submitted
July 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N613FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48749
Aircraft time
30,965 hours, 6,833 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
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 HAND WING UPPER SURFACE TRAILING EDGE PANEL FORWARD EDGE FOUND BULGING AT OUTBOARD OF NR 5 SPOILER XORS 827. REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-21-01, VOLUME II, MATERIAL THICKNESS=0.270, MATERIAL REMAINED=0.231, MATERIAL REMOVED=0.039 FOUND WITHIN LIMIT (0.054) AS PER SRM 57-20-00, FIGURE 16, VOLUME I, AREA REPROTECTED AS PER SRM 51-21-01, VOLUME II. ALSO FOUND WITHIN LIMIT AS PER FEDEX EA NR 1-5710-79802, LT REAR SPAR UPPER TEE CHORD AT XORS 795 - AFT FLANGE CORROSION REPAIR.

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