Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
September 5, 2006
Submitted
September 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48548
Aircraft time
47,667 hours, 10,945 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CORROSION OBSERVED ON RIGHT WING REAR SPAR UPPER CAP AT XORS 683. RIGHT HAND WING REAR SPAR UPPER CAP AT XORS 683 CORROSION REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-21-01 VOLUME II AND FOUND WITHIN LIMIT AS PER SRM 57-20-00 FIGURE 16 VOLUME I AND FEDEX EA NR 1-5710-104779. REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER FEDEX E.A. 1-5710-104779, REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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