Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 24, 2009
Submitted
April 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48417
Aircraft time
63,859 hours, 11,594 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Center Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:C CENTER WING TANK UPPER SKIN EXT SURFACE LT SIDE STA 1226.5 STRINGER 15 XCW +78 FOUND FUEL SEEPING UNDER DOUBLER. EXISTING DOUBLER REMOVED, 1 EA HOLE REAMED TO 0.309 INCH PER EN1144-09. FPI C/O AFFECTED AREA, FOUND NO CRACK EVDNT. OPEN HOLE HFEC INSP C/O ON REMOVED FASTENER HOLES & FOUND NO CRACK EVDNT.0.309 INCH HOLE TRIM OFF HFEC INSP C/O ON TRIM OFF AREA, FOUND NO CRACK EVDNT. REPAIR DOUBLER & FILLER FABRICATED. REPAIR PARTS INSTALLED AS PER EN1144-09.

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