Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 18, 2015
Submitted
July 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48421
Aircraft time
782 hours, 17,145 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuelage
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

SUSPECTED CRACK AT THE RIGHT PACK BAY ACCESS DOOR, UPPER AFT, FUSELAGE SKIN CUT OUT. INSPECTED SUSPECT CRACK AREA IAW NTM 51-60-00. VERIFIED CRACK RUNNING FROM AFT CORNER OF CUT OUT, RUNNING AT APPROXIMATELY A 45 DEGREE UP & AFT. CRACK EXTENDS THROUGH THE FIRST RIVET & APPROXIMATELY 1/4" BEFORE THE NEXT RIVET. CUT OUT CRACK AT UPPER AFT CORNER OF DOOR CUT OUT WITH A .5 RADIUS IAW SRM 53-20-15-2R FIG 201. PERFORMED HFEC OF CUT OUT AREA IAW NTM PT 6. NO CRACKS NOTED. OK TO INSTALL REPAIR. COMPLIED WITH EA 1-5310-T0318974. FUSELAGE MAINFRAME NR 3 PACK DOOR JAMB, CRACK REPAIRED.

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