Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 16, 2025
Submitted
September 16, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48505
Aircraft time
99,048 hours, 23,606 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
ARB1232503
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 INSPECTION ON CORNER 11 - FUEL ACCESS DOOR FORWARD INBOARD CORNER ON LEFT HAND FIXED LEADING EDGE SKIN FOUND CRACK APPROXMIMATELY 0.4 INCHES AT STATION XOS 610.844. LEFT HAND WING APPROXMIMATELY STATION 610.844 FIXED LEADING EDGE FUEL ACCESS DOOR FORWARD INBOARD CORNER CRACKED APPROXMIMATELY 0.4 INCHES.CRACKED AREA CARRIED OUT REPAIR PER MD-11 SRM 57-40-01-2R FIGURE 201 REPAIR 18. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100. REQUIRE INITIAL INSPECTION AT NEXT C CHECK NOT ECCEEDING 24 MONTHS & REPETITIVE INSPECTION AT EVERY C CHECK NOT EXCEEDING 24 MONTHS BY VISUAL METHOD PER MD-11 SRM 57-40-01-2R TABLE 204 REPAIR 18 FIGURE 201.

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