Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 5, 2014
Submitted
July 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48443
Aircraft time
93,678 hours, 17,818 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
ARB2886503
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

LEFT FIXED LE CRACKED AT 3 - 4 SLAT TRACK. CUT OUT DAMAGE IAW SRM 57-40-00 REPAIR 10, MAINTAINED .5 RADIUS. PERFORMED HFEC OF CUT OUT AREA IAW NTSPM 08-10-00 WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED. CHECK SKIN THICKNESS IN BLENDED AREA. MATERIAL REMOVED BETWEEN .002 & .003. REMOVED FROM PARENT MATERIAL THICKNESS. ALL STEPS WITHIN EA WINGS LT WING FIXED LE REPAIR OF SKIN DAMAGE, TRACK 8, XOS 529.5878 COMPLIED WITH. THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR.

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