Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 16, 2012
Submitted
September 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48487
Aircraft time
69,944 hours, 15,213 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing Slat
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

ON POST FLT INSPECTION, FOUND DAMAGE TO L/E SLATS NR 7 AND NR 8 STAINLESS SHIELD. DAMAGED FITS BETWEEN SLATS. ON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND MISSING CONNECTING BOLT . DAMAGE TO THE L/E STRUCTURE WHERE SLAT TRACK SLIDES INTO WING. REPAIRED LT WING FIXED LEADING EDGE IAW E.A. 1-5710-163664.

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