Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
May 31, 2007
Submitted
June 1, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48458
Aircraft time
43,314 hours, 11,654 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
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

LEFT WING, NR 1 LEADING EDGE SLAT I/B EDGE FOUND CRACK NEAR ALIGNMENT PIN HOLE. REPAIR CARRIED OUT PER FEDEX EA 1-5710-109891. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

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