Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 26, 2008
Submitted
July 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
53,684 hours, 12,095 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
AFA71321
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Door
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

DURING OPEN HOLE HFEC INSPECTION, MAIN CARGO DOOR LOWER JAMB SUPPORT FITTING NR 7 FOUND WITH CRACK INDICATION AT HOLE NR B (3RD LAYER). MOUNTING HOLE NR B ON THE MAIN CARGO DOOR NR 7 JAMB SUPPORT BUSHING REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER SRM 53-50-00 FIG 10 VOL I. CRACKED FITTING ON NR 7 JAMB AREA REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW FITTING AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOL II. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER FEDEX GMM 6-2-100.

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