Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
March 8, 2007
Submitted
March 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48596
Aircraft time
49,762 hours, 7,839 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
ARB75111
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

LT WING TANK - APPROX NINE (9) INCHES LENGTH CRACK FOUND AT STRINGER END 11L (XORS 704) DURING HFEC INSPECTION STRINGER END 11L (XORS 704)AT LT WING TANK REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER SRM 57-20-00 FIG. 10 VOL.I. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER FEDEX GMM 6-2-100.

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