Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 2, 2013
Submitted
December 9, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48596
Aircraft time
69,952 hours, 12,804 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
APB74471
Condition
Corroded
Location
Center Wing
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

CABIN UNDER FLOOR AREA STATION 1239, XCW 81 CTR WING FUEL TANK SURFACE FOUND WITH CORROSION AS MARKED. CENTER WING FUEL TANK UPPER SURFACE CORRODED AREA REPAIRED AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5730-T0304398 PART 1. TITLE: WINGS - PLATES AND SKINS - CENTER WING TANK UPPER SKIN CORROSION BLENDOUT AND DOUBLER REPAIR. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 118.

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