Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 31, 2006
Submitted
January 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48470
Aircraft time
52,666 hours, 10,859 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
ARB75441
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
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 3 INCHES IN LENGTH DURING HFEC INSPECTION ON LT WING TANK AT THE END OF STRINGER 44. CRACK FOUND APPROX. 3 INCHES IN LENGTH DURING HFEC INSPECTION ON LT WING TANK AT THE END OF STRINGER 44 REPAIRED AS PER SRM 57-20-00 VOLUME I FIGURE 10. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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