Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 13, 2006
Submitted
August 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48748
Aircraft time
38,405 hours, 8,697 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
ARB74141
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

SNRM N00400: UPON REMOVAL OF LT WING OB ISLAND FOUND LOWER REAR SPAR CAP AFT FLANGE FROM STA XORS 1042 TO XORS 1045 WITH CRACKS AT FASTENERS HOLES. SNRM N00400: COMPLIED WITH FEDEX EA NR1-5710-103474, TITLE: WINGS - LT WING LOWER SPAR CAP AFT FLANGE CRACKING BETWEEN XORS = 1042 AND XORS=1045 REPAIR. REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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