Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
May 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48477
Part
Skin
Part number
NGA6313515
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Bs 1937/1959
Stage of operation
IN
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

THE RT FUSELAGE SKIN SURROUNDING THE FWD AND AFT LAV VACUUM WASTE AIR EXHAUST PORTS WERE FOUND CORRODED ON THE OUTER SURFACE AROUND THE AFT EDGES OF THE PORT CUTOUTS AT FS 1937 AND 1959 RESPECTIVELY. THE CORROSION BLEND OUT ON THE FWD PORT HOLE REQUIRED A MAX DEPTH OF 0.016. THE AFT PORT HOLE REQUIRED THAT THE SKIN BE CUTOUT IN THE DAMAGED AREA. FS 1937 - 0.063 EXT 2024-T3 REPAIR DOUBLER; FS 1956 - 0.071 2024-T3 EXT DOUBLER; GENERAL - 2 INTERNAL FINGER DOUBLERS - SEAL AND TREAT.

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