Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 17, 2013
Submitted
December 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
69,864 hours, 16,018 cycles
Part
Support Fitting
Part number
AFA71321
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

MAIN DECK CARGO DOOR LOWER FRAME SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED. HOLE REAMED TO 0.560 INCH. HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT OPEN HOLE INSPECTION CARRIED OUT. FOUND CRACK INDICATION STILL EXISTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUPPORT FITTING IAW SRM 51-33-01 REVISION 53. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 119.

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