Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 4, 2021
Submitted
October 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48596
Aircraft time
89,281 hours, 18,689 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
ACA7017502
Condition
Cracked
Location
N/A
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

AGING AIRCRAFT - EXISTING REPAIR AT NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNION FITTING STATION 595 RIGHT HAND SIDE EXISTING REPAIR AT NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNION FITTING STATION 595 RIGHT HAND SIDE EVALUATED AND FOUND REPAIRED IAW EA 1-5310-105635 PART 1 TITLE: FUSELAGE - R/H NOSE LANDING TRUNNION WEB CRACK - STOP DRILL DEVIATION FROM SRM AND CURRENT HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION FOUND CRACK APPROXIMATELY 0.3 INCH AT STATION 583. EXISTING REPAIR REMOVED AS PER SRM 51- 31-01-0G AND REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA 1-5310-T0319974 A PART 3, TITLE: FUSELAGE - MAIN FRAME - RH NLG TRUNION FITTING CRACK INSPECTION. EO 1-5100-7-5001 B6 PART 1, TITLE: STRUCTURES - REPAIR CATALOG - MD-11 REPAIR IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING REQUIREMENTS 14 CFR 121.707 ACCOMPLISHED. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2- 100.

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