Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
March 3, 2007
Submitted
March 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
49,085 hours, 11,112 cycles
Part
Stringer
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 AT STRINGER END 44L (XORS 523), APPROX 1" LENGTH ON LEFT WING TANK DURING HFEC INSPECTION. (SUPPLEMENTAL 23 MARCH 07) CRACK AT STRINGER END 44L (XORS 523) ON LEFT HAND WING TANK SLOTTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH NEW REPAIR SPLICE AS PER SRM 57-20-00 FIGURE 10 VOLUME I. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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