Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 29, 2023
Submitted
June 30, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48478
Aircraft time
87,425 hours, 16,787 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

HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSP FOUND CRACK INDICATION APPROXIMATE 0.2" IN LENGTH AT LT WING FIXED LEADING EDGE SKIN ADJACENT TO CUTOUT AT CORNER NR 11 FUEL ACCESS DOOR AT FWD INBD CORNER APPROX XOS 612. CRACKED SKIN AT LT WING FIXED LE. REPAIRED IAW 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 INSPECTIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT AT EVERY C CHECK NOT EXCEEDING 24 MONTHS AS PER MD-11 SRM 57-40-01-2R TABLE 204 REPAIR 18 REQUIREMENTS.METHOD BY VISUAL INSPECTION.

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