Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 1, 2011
Submitted
October 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48486
Aircraft time
48,609 hours, 9,839 cycles
Part
Fuel Cell
Part number
APB74411
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

COROSION ON CENTER WING TANK TOP PANEL SURFACE AT STA 1210 , X = -8 TO X = - 27.5. CORROSION REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-21-01, REV 47. ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS = 0.170 INCH; MATERIAL REMOVED = 0.011 INCH; MATERIAL REMAINED = 0.159 INCH - FOUND WITHIN LIMIT AS PER SRM 57-10-01 REV 47, FIGURE 101. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REV 113.

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