Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 24, 2025
Submitted
September 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48499
Aircraft time
101,045 hours, 24,018 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
ACA33541
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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

NR 1 AIR-CON RAM AIR EXHAUST CUTOUT SUSPECT CRACK AT SKIN LEFT HAND STATION Y= 587. CRACKED SKIN AT NR 1 AIR-CON RAM AIR EXHAUST CUTOUT AT LT BS 587 AREA. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-20-15-2R REPAIR 3, FIGURE 201. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100. INITIAL INSPECTION TO BE CARRIED OUT AT 4000 CYCLES AND REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT AT EVERY 4000 CYCLES AS PER MD-11 SRM 53-20- 15-2R TABLE 201/REPAIR 3 REQUIREMENTS. METHOD BY EXTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION.

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