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Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date: August 17, 2017
Submitted: September 1, 2017
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N584FE
Make and model: Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial: 48436
Aircraft time: 80,645 hours, 18,252 cycles
System (JASC): 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Part number: ARB2887503
Condition: Cracked
Location: Lt Wing
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: 9
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

DURING HFEC INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 0.50 INCHES IN LENGTH ON THE LT WING CORNER AT THE FUEL ACCESS DOOR FWD INBD CORNER AT XOS 610. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-40-01-2R, FIGURE 201, REPAIR 18. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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