Service difficulty report · Panel · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 1, 2011
Submitted
October 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48486
Aircraft time
48,609 hours, 9,839 cycles
Part
Panel
Part number
APB74471
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuel Cell
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

COROSION ON CTR WING AUX TANK TOP PANEL SURFACE AT STA 1229 TO 1239, X = -8 TO X = -27.5. CORROSION REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-21-01 REV 47. ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS = 0.172 INCH; MATERIAL REMOVED = 0.031 INCH; MATERIAL REMAINED = 0.141 INCH - FOUND EXCEEDED LIMIT AS PER SRM 57-10-01 REV 47, FIGURE 101. ACCOMPLISHED EA 1-5710-149871. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REV 113.

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