Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
September 13, 2005
Submitted
September 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48469
Aircraft time
40,789 hours, 8,609 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING PASSENGER TO FRIEGHT CONVERSION, FOUND THE SEQUENT PUFFIN CORROSIONS ON THE UPPER LEFT WING SKIN IN THE FOLLOWING ZONES: FROM WING CROSS-SECTION STA XORS 97 TO XORS 1042. NOTE: THE UPPER MENTIONED CORROSIONS HAVE BEEN INDIVIDUALIZED IN 38 POINT. BLENDOUT ALL EVIDENCE OF CORROSION AS PER SRM 57-10-00 FIG 32. MEASURE AND RECORD REWORKED POSITION, DIMENSIONS AND SKIN RESIDUAL THICKNESS. REWORKED AREA ARE ACCEPTABLE PER SRM 57-10-00 FIG 32 AND BOEING MESSAGE N 1-111785997-4. PROTECT AREA PER SRM 51-21-02.

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