Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 30, 2008
Submitted
August 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48470
Aircraft time
55,403 hours, 11,564 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
ARB72072
Condition
Damaged
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, DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EA NR 1-5710-105596C PART 2, REAR SPAR LOWER CHORD FORWARD AND AFT TENSION TIES AT STA XORS 1088 FOUND FASTENER HOLE ELONGATED. ELONGATED HOLE AT REAR SPAR LOWER CHORD FORWARD AND AFT TENSION TIES AT STA XORS 1088. REPAIRED AS PER EA NR 1-5710-124327, REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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