Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 7, 2025
Submitted
March 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48479
Aircraft time
93,403 hours, 19,559 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
ACA3354501
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- LOWER FUSELAGE #1 AIRCON RAM AIR EXHAUST AFT UPPER CORNER AT LEFT HAND SIDE APPROXIMATE STATION 586 FOUND CRACKED. CRACKED SKIN AT LOWER FUSELAGE #1 AIRCON RAM AIR EXHAUST AFT UPPER CORNER AT LEFT HAND SIDE APPROXIMATE STATION 586 REPAIRED AS PER MD-11 SRM 53-20-15-2R FIGURE 201 REPAIR 3. INITIAL INSPECTION TO BE CARRIED OUT AT INITIAL 4000 FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT AT EVERY 4000 FLIGHT CYCLES AS PER MD-11 SRM 53-20-15-2R TABLE 201/REPAIR 3 REQUIREMENTS. METHOD BY EXTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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