Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 17, 2025
Submitted
July 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
98,554 hours, 23,867 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
ARB74024
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 600
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 OPEN-HOLE INSPECTION AT RT WING LOWER SKIN ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT BETWEEN XORS=683.4 AND XORS=713.6 FOUND FASTENER HOLES NUMBER 6 AND NUMBER 13 WITH CRACK INDICATION. RIGHT HAND WING LOWER SKIN ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT BETWEEN STATION XORS=683.4 AND STATION XORS=713.6, 02EACH FASTENERS HOLES NUMBER 6 AND NUMBER 13 REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER MD-11 SRM 57-20-02-2R FIGURE 201 REPAIR 5. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100. INITIAL INSPECTION TO BE CARRY OUT AT 2000 FLIGHT CYCLES AFTER REPAIR COMPLETION AND REPETITIVE INSPECTION AT EVERY 2000 FLIGHT CYCLES BY HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT AND ULTRASOUND INSPECTION PER MD-11 SRM 57-20--02-2R FIGURE 202 REPAIR 5 TABLE 201.

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