Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 23, 2026
Submitted
September 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48553
Aircraft time
99,692 hours, 21,374 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
ACA3180501
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

NR 3 AIRCON COMPARTMENT ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT UPPER AFT CORNER FOUND CRACKED AT STATION 535. CRACKED SKIN AT FUSELAGE #3 AIRCON COMPARTMENT ACCESS DOOR CUTOUT UPPER AFT CORNER AT STATION 535 REPAIRED AS PER MD-11 SRM 53-20-15-2R REPAIR 3 FIGURE 201. INITIAL INSPECTION TO BE CARRIED OUT AT 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: EXTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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