Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 13, 2023
Submitted
February 13, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N572FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48755
Aircraft time
80,764 hours, 17,418 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
ARB2887501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
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

DURING HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION CARRIED OUT AT LEFT HAND WING FIXED LEADING EDGE AT TRACK NUMBER 9 OF XOS 602.6502, FOUND CRACK AT CORNER #11 APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH LENGTH. CRACKED SKIN AT LEFT HAND WING FIXED LEADING EDGE TRACK NUMBER 9 OF XOS 602.6502, AT CORNER #11 AREA REPAIRED AS PER SRM 57-40-01-2R REPAIR 18 FIGURE 201. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100. INITIAL INSPECTION TO BE CARRIED OUT AT NEXT C CHECK NOT EXCEEDING 24 MONTHS AND REPETITIVE INSPECTION EVERY C CHECK NOT EXCEEDING 24 MONTHS. METHOD: VISUAL AS PER SRM 57-40-01-2R TABLE 204 FIGURE 201/REPAIR 18.

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