What was found
APU - FUSELAGE SKIN EXTERIOR AT APU EXHAUST DOOR LOWER SIDE HINGE FOUND CORRODED. REPAIRED AS PER FEDEX E.A. 1-5330-109892. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- May 29, 2007
- Submitted
- May 30, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N576FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48501
- Aircraft time
- 49,432 hours, 10,174 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.