Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 6, 2020
Submitted
October 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
89,904 hours, 18,975 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
ACA3108501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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

FUSELAGE, NUMBER 3 AIR CONDITIONING COMPARTMENT DOOR AFT CUTOUT UPPER CORNER SKIN AT STATION 535 FOUND CRACKED. FUSELAGE, NUMBER 3 AIR CONDITIONING COMPARTMENT DOOR AFT CUTOUT UPPER CORNER SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 535 CARRIED OUT REPAIR, AS PER SRM 53-20-15-2R FIGURE 201 REPAIR 3. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR, PER GMM 6-2-100. REPAIRED AREA REQUIRES INITIAL INSPECTION AT 4,000 FLIGHT CYCLES WITH REPETITIVE INSPECTION AT EVERY 4,000 FLIGHT CYCLES, AS PER SRM 53-20-15-2R TABLE 201/REPAIR 3.

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