Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 1, 2005
Submitted
December 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48458
Aircraft time
38,618 hours, 10,596 cycles
Part
Structure
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

HFEC INSPECTED CARRIED OUT AND CRACK FOUND ON LOWER LEFT HAND WING STRINGER S44. REPAIR CARRIED OUT ON CRACK FOUND AT LEFT HAND WING STRINGER 44 AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5720-90707, TITLE: "WINGS - STRINGER 44 LEFT HAND CRACK AT WING STATION XORS=508 - REPAIR". REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

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