Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 6, 2019
Submitted
December 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48499
Aircraft time
87,878 hours, 20,658 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
ARB74131
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt 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

RIGHT WING T/E REAR SPAR UPPER CAP, LOWER FLANGE IS CORRODED AT STA. XORS 685. BLENDED AND REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 57-00-00-2R REFERENCE EA 1-5710-T0350918P1REMOVED FASTENERS THROUGH UPPER SPAR T-CAP LOWER FLANGE FROM XORS 680-690 IAW SRM 51-33-01-0G. REINSTALLED FASTENERS AS REQ'D IAW SRM 51-33- 01-0G. CORRODED AREA REQUIRES BLENDING. BLENDED CORRODED AREA IAW SRM 57-00-00-2R. PERFORMED NDT THICKNESS MEASUREMENT PER NDT SPM, TP-MDC-93K0393 MAXIMUM THICKNESS IS .351" MINIMUM THICKNESS MEASURED IS .300" PERFORMED HFEC HOLE PROBE INSP PER NDT SPM TP-MDC-93K0393 NO DISCONTINUITY INDICATION FOUND.

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