SDR FDEA202010172539

Service difficulty report · Former · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date: October 17, 2020
Submitted: October 29, 2020
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N596FE
Make and model: Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial: 48554
Aircraft time: 89,904 hours, 18,975 cycles
System (JASC): 5710 · Wing Main, Frame Structure
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 HAND WING FIXED LEADING EDGE CAVITY AT STATION XOS=584 FORMER FOUND CRACK. CRACKED FORMER REMOVED, AS PER SRM 51-31-01-OG AND FABRICATED FORMER, AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING ARB 2931 REVISION H. INSTALLED FABRICATED FORMER AT LEFT HAND WING LEADING EDGE CAVITY AT STATION XOS 584, AS PER SRM 51-33-01-OG. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR, PER GMM 6-2-100.

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