Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 2, 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, THRU FUEL TANK ACCESS PANEL CUT-OUT 536 CB, UPPER STRINGER NR 10, STRINGER END FOUND WITH CRACK OF ABOUT 10 INCHES LONG. REPAIR CARRIED OUT AT LEFT HAND WING FUEL TANK ACCESS PANEL CUTOUT 536CB, UPPER STRINGER NR 10 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 LT STRINGER NR 10.

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