Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 11, 2006
Submitted
September 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48478
Aircraft time
50,678 hours, 6,480 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
ARB75121
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lws 642 S12l
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 FOUND APPROX 10" IN LENGTH DURING HFEC INSPECTION ON LT WING TANK AT THE END OF STRINGER-12 (UPPER STRINGER) AT APPROX WING STA XORS 642. LT WING STR-12 SPLICE ANGLE AND DOUBLER REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOL II. SLOTTED OUT CRACK AS PER SRM 57-20-00 FIG 10 VOL I. REPAIR ANGLES FABRICATED USING MATERIAL 7075-0-0.080" AS PER SRM 57-20-00 FIG 10 VOL.I. REPAIR PARTS TRIMMED TO SHAPE AS PER SRM 57-20-00 FIG 10 VOL I. REPAIR PARTS AND RELATED PARTS INSTALLED AS PER SRM 57-20-00 FIG 10 VOL I EA 1-5720-102193 COMPLIED WITH. MINOR REPAIR CLASSIFIEDS AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

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