Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 6, 2005
Submitted
August 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48470
Aircraft time
47,942 hours, 9,821 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Keelbeam
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

CTR LANDING GEAR FWD BULKHEAD, LT SIDE WALL, KEEL BEAM DOUBLER FOUND CRACKED. CTR LANDING GEAR FWD BULKHEAD LH SIDEWALL KEEL BEAM DOUBLER REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOL.II. THIS REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2- 100.

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