Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 1, 2023
Submitted
August 1, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
93,650 hours, 22,661 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
ACA31081
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: #3 AIR-CONDITIONING COMPARTMENT ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT RIGHT HAND UPPER CORNER AFT SKIN APPROXIMATE STATION 595 FOUND CRACKED. FUSELAGE: #3 AIR-CONDITIONING ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT CRACKED RIGHT HAND UPPER CORNER AFT SKIN APPROXIMATE STATION 595 AREA REPAIRED AS PER MD-11 SRM 53-20-15-2R FIGURE 201 REPAIR 3. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100. INITIAL INSPECTION TO BE CARRIED OUT AT 4000 FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS AT EVERY 4000 FLIGHT CYCLES AS PER MD-11 SRM 53-20-15-2R TABLE 201 REPAIR 3 REQUIREMENTS. METHOD BY EXTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION.

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