Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 27, 2017
Submitted
November 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48489
Aircraft time
80,655 hours, 18,551 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
ARB2887501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING HFEC INSPECTION AT LTW FIXED LEADING EDGE SKIN AT CORNER 11, FUEL ACCESS DOOR FWD INBD CORNER, FOUND CRACK APPROX 0.25 INCH IN LENGTH, AT STA XOS 611. LT WING FIXED LEADING EDGE SKIN CORNER NR 11 FUEL ACCESS DOOR FWD I/B CORNER APPROX STA XOS 611 CRACKED AREA CARRIED OUT REPAIR PER SRM 57-40-01-2R FIG 201 REPAIR 18. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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