Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
September 4, 2005
Submitted
September 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
43,876 hours, 9,971 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

CRACK INDICATIONS ON NR 5 BORE HOLES FOUND DURING HFEC INSPECTION AT LEFT HAND WING LOWER SKIN DOOR CUTOUT OF PANEL 536AB. FOUND HOLES CRACK LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 0.100", 1 HOLE CRACK LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 0.187" ON BORE SURFACE. REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5710-87569.

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