Service difficulty report · Tube · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
May 5, 2005
Submitted
May 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48501
Part
Tube
Condition
Not Closed
Location
Waste Tank
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

AFT CARGO - REFERENCE EA 1-2520-7-78127 ITEM 39, AFTER REMOVAL OF WASTE TANK AND PLUMBING FOUND VACUUM PUMPS OUTLETS AND TANK DUMP TUBE OUTLET NOT BLANKED. REMOVED AND DISCARD AS PER AMM 20-50-02 AND SMR 51-33-01 VOL II, NEW PANEL AND COVER PLATE FABRICATED FROM 6061T6-0.160 AND 6061T651-4.5 DIA AS PER DRAWING AWD 8861, AWD 08571 AND AWD 9112. FABRICATED COVER PLATE AND PANEL LOCATED AND INSTALLED AS PER DRAWING AW09112 AND AMM 20-50-02. MAJOR REPAIR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 AND SRM 51-90-01 FIG. 1 VOL II.

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