Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
November 5, 2006
Submitted
November 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N619FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48770
Aircraft time
35,999 hours, 8,093 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING TOP SKIN SURFACE AFT AT FORWARD OF INBOARD AILERON FOUND WITH CORROSION. LT WING TOP SKIN SURFACE AFT AT FORWARD OF INBOARD AILERON CORROSION REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-21-01 VOLUME II. ORIGINAL THICKNESS = 0.430", MATERIAL REMOVED = 0.041", REMAINED THICKNESS = 0.389" AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMIT AS PER SRM 57-10-00 FIGURE 32 VOLUME I. REWORKED AREA REPAIRED AS PER FEDEX E.A. 1-5710-105549, TITLE: WINGS - LEFT HAND UPPER WING SKIN - CORROSION REPAIRS AT XORS = 391.50 COMMON TO STRINGERS 1L AND 2L - BLENDED OUT REPAIR. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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