Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 21, 2009
Submitted
June 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N280UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48634
Aircraft time
41,698 hours, 6,312 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Le Slat
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

INSPECTION TYPE-C REPAIR SEQUENCE NR 280-W3-009, LT NR5 SLAT INNER SKIN SURFACE STA XOS 773 REPAIR NEEDS VALIDATION. EXISTING DOUBLER REMOVED. HFEC AND 10X VISUAL INSP C/O ON EXISTING DOUBLER REMOVE AREA, FOUND NO CRACK OR CORROSION EVIDENT. REFER TO NRC: MD038229 FOR REPAIR WORK DETAILS.

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