Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
November 14, 2006
Submitted
November 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48624
Aircraft time
24,609 hours, 3,922 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
ARB75421
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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 0.5" IN LENGTH DURING HFEC INSPECTION ON LT WING TANK AT THE END OF STRINGER 42 XORS 642. LT WING TANK AT THE END OF STRINGER 42 XORS 642 CRACK REPAIRED AS PER E.A.1-5720-106551 REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

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