Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 23, 2014
Submitted
June 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48491
Aircraft time
72,247 hours, 14,640 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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

EVIDENCE OF A CRACK AT THE RT FUELING PANEL DOOR CUT OUT. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF SUSPECTED CRACK IAW NDTSPM 06-10-01 FOUND TO BE CRACKED FROM EDGE TO RIVET HOLE. PERFORMED HFEC IAW 57-00-00 PART 6, 4 INCH X 3 INCH AREA. FOUND ONE FLAW INDICATION FROM CUT OUT EDGE TO ONE INCH FWD. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA ON RT WING IAW SRM. PERFORMED HFEC OF CUT OUT AREA ON RT WING IAW NTM PT 6, NO CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED DOUBLER & FILLER IAW MD11. OK TO INSTALL, INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 57-40-02 NEEDS TO BE PRIMED & PAINTED. PRIMED & PAINTED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM.

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