Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
September 11, 2006
Submitted
September 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48548
Aircraft time
47,667 hours, 10,945 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

MAIN DECK CARGO, FOUND R3 DOOR CUTOUT LOWER FORWARD AND AFT CORNER SEAL LAND LOCATION WITH CORROSION. CORROSION REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-21-01 VOLUME II AND FOUND WITHIN LIMIT AS PER SRM 53-50-00 FIGURE 17 VOLUME I. ORIGINAL THICKNESS = 0.270", MATERIAL REMOVED = 0.040", REMAINING THICKNESS = 0.228". R3 DOOR CUTOUT LOWER FORWARD AREA CORROSION REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-21-01 VOLUME II AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMIT AS PER SRM 53-50-00 FIGURE 17 VOLUME I. ORIGINAL THICKNESS = 0.345", MATERIAL REMOVED = 0.165", REMAINING THICKNESS = 0.228". FORWARD AREA REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-50-00 FIGURE 17 VOLUME I. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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