# SDR FDEA201311252865

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 25, 2013
- Submitted: December 9, 2013
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N597FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N597FE), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-11F
- Registry model: [Doug MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 48596
- Aircraft time: 69,952 hours, 12,804 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Part number: AFA7158503
- Condition: Chafed
- Location: Fuselage
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201311252865

## Discrepancy

CENTER CARGO DOOR FWD CUTOUT STATION 1708 FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN LONGERON 40RT & LONGERON 41RT FOUND EXISTING BLEND OUT.  FUSELAGE SKIN CARRIED OUT REPAIR   AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5330-T0304376 PART 1, REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR  PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 118. REPETITIVE INSPECTION REQUIRED, INITIAL AT 19,900 FLIGHT CYCLE AND SUBSEQUENT REPETITIVE INSPECTION AT 6,300 FLIGHT CYCLE AS PER SRM 53-00-  15 TABLE 201 REPAIR 8.

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