SDR FDEA201101170197

Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date: January 17, 2011
Submitted: January 24, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N599FE
Make and model: Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial: 48598
Aircraft time: 60,598 hours, 10,518 cycles
System (JASC): 2810 · Fuel Storage
Part: Fuel Cell
Condition: Corroded
Location: Zone 200
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

MAIN DECK - OVERWING TANK UPPER SURFACE AT STA 1227, X= 99.5 FOUND CORROSION. CORROSION REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-21-01 REVISION 45. ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS = 0.167 INCH, REMAINING THICKNESS = 0.151 INCH. MATERIAL REMOVED = 0.016 INCH AND FOUND ACCEPTABLE AS PER FEDEX E.A. #1-5710-143826, TITLE: WINGS - BASIC WING STRUCTURE - CENTER WING UPPER AUXILLARY FUEL TANK SKIN CORROSION REPAIR. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 111.

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