Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
November 7, 2005
Submitted
November 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48480
Aircraft time
45,039 hours, 6,353 cycles
Part
Stringer
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

FOUND CRACK INDICATION AT END OF STRINGER -50 (LOWER STRINGER). DURING HFEC INSPECTION AT LHS WING TANK. CRACK AT END OF STRINGER 50 TRIMMED OUT AND REPAIRED AS PER SRM 57-10-00 FIGURE 10 VOLUME I. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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