Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 25, 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
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Nr 3 Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C REPAIR SURVEY SEQUENCE NR 259-W3-003 LHW NR 3 SLAT INBD EDGE STA XOS 397-406 OUTER SKIN SURFACE. DOUBLER REPAIR NEEDS VALIDATION. REPAIR DOUBLER AT AFFECTED AREA REMOVED. HFEC C/O ON TRIMMED OUT AREA AND FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. 10X INSP C/O, FOUND SATISFACTORY NEW CLIP ANGLE, REPAIR FILLER (2EA), CUT-OUT FILLER, REPAIR DOUBLER AND TAPER GAP FILLER FABRICATED. HOLES PICK-UP, REPROTECTION AND PAINTING C/O ON REPAIR PARTS. REPAIR PARTS INSTALLED AS PER EN1156-09.

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