Service difficulty report · Former · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 16, 2018
Submitted
November 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48598
Aircraft time
80,099 hours, 16,447 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Former
Part number
ARB29313
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 WING FIXED LEADING EDGE UPPER FORMER AT XOS 584 FOUND CRACK. A NEW FORMER FABRICATED AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING ARB2931 REVISION H. CRACKED FORMER REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FORMER AS PER SRM 51-31-01-0G. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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