Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 1, 2004
Submitted
August 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48547
Aircraft time
41,928 hours, 9,609 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
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

LT WING FUEL TANK ACCESS CUT-OUT 538AB, INTERIOR, UPPER STRINGER 9, STRINGER END FOUND WITH ABOUT 10 INCH LONG CRACK. REPAIR CARRIED OUT AT LEFT WING, FUEL TANK ACCESS CUT-OUT 538AB, INTERIOR, UPPER STRINGER 9, AS PER SRM 57-20-00 FIG 10 VOL I. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES AS PER SRM 57-20-00 FIG 10 VOL I AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOL II AT LEFT HAND WING STRINGER NR 9.

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