Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
January 9, 2007
Submitted
February 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48505
Aircraft time
53,645 hours, 10,872 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
ARB75401
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

DURING HFEC INSPECTION, CRACK FOUND AT STRINGER END-40 (XORS 747) INSIDE LT WING TANK. REPAIR CARRIED OUT AT STRINGER END-40 (XORS 747) INSIDE LT WING TANK AS PER FEDEX EA NR 1-5720-105598, TITLE: "WINGS-STRINGER 40 LEFT CRACK AT WING STATION XORS = 747 - REPAIR". REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

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