What was found
LT MLG - DURING CARRYING OUT WHEEL WELL DOOR HINGE REPAIR, FOUND INTERNAL SKIN IPPER AFT AREA WITH A NEW CRACK PROPAGATING FROM FASTENER HOLES AT EXISTING DOUBLER REPAIR. REPAIRED AS PER FEDEX EA 1-3210-89958.
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 2005
- Submitted
- July 18, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N589FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48491
- Aircraft time
- 45,315 hours, 7,981 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 700
- 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.