- Difficulty date
- December 15, 2009
- Submitted
- December 15, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48487
- Aircraft time
- 62,395 hours, 13,288 cycles
- Part
- Doubler
- Part number
- ARB2579502
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rt Wing
- 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
RT WING T/E CAVITY LANDING GEAR AREA LOWER WING DOUBLER UPPER SURFACE FOUND CORROSIONS. CORROSION REMOVED AND REPROTECTED AT RT WING T/E CAVITY LANDING GEAR AREA LWR WING DOUBLER UPPER SURFACE IAW SRM 51-21-01 REVISION 42 AND FOUND WITHIN LIMIT SRM 57-10-02 FIGURE 101 REVISION 42. ORIGINAL THICKNESS = 0.085", MATERIAL REMOVED = 0.007" AND REMAINING THICKNESS = 0.078". REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 109.