Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 6, 2007
Submitted
March 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
49,085 hours, 11,112 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 600
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

RIGHT WING REAR SPAR UPPER CAP FOUND CORROSION AT XORS 1043. SUPPLEMENTAL 21 MARCH 07; CORROSION REMOVED ON RIGHT HAND WING REAR SPAR UPPER CAP XORS 1043 AS PER SRM 51-21-01 VOLUME II. ORIGINAL THICKNESS = 0.119", MATERIAL REMOVED = 0.039", REMAINED THICKNESS = 0.080" AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMIT AS PER SRM 57-20-00 FIGURE 16 VOLUME I. REWORKED AREA REPAIRED AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5710-107801, REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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