Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
August 16, 2005
Submitted
September 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N396FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46630
Aircraft time
70,265 hours, 28,192 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
ARB0007502
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 600
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

A TEMPORARY REPAIR (PER S/B DC10-57A137) INSTALLED BY A PREVIOUS OPERATOR ON THE RT REAR SPAR LOWER CAP AT STATION XORS 417.00 REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. E.A. 8-5710-86514 PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TEMPORARY WITH A PERMANENT REPAIR. THE PERMANENT REPAIR SPLICES IN A NEW SECTION OF LOWER SPAR CAP PER DRAWING SR10570019-7007. LAX (FEDEX) HEAVY MAINTENANCE IS ACCOMPLISHING EA (CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR REPAIR. COMPLIED WITH FEDEX W/C 57X1205 ALI-PT . 2, PT. 4, AND PT. 6. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER EA 8-5710-86514 (SEQ #773).

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