Service difficulty report · Panel · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 17, 2009
Submitted
July 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48774
Aircraft time
35,411 hours, 7,940 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 AFT FUSELAGE COMPT FWD UPPER TORQUE BOX CUTOUT AREA, LT FWD SIDE FOUND CRACK. HFEC C/O ON AFFECTED AREA, FOUND CRACK OF .25 INCH LONG. CRACK END ON WEBS TOP DRILL TO 0.5 INCH, WITH HFEC C/O & FOUND CRACK CONTAIN. PANEL AJC7013- 5 TRIM-OUT WITH A DIMENSION OF .75 X .625 INCH, WITH A 0.5 INCH RADIUS AS PER EN1287-09. HFEC C/O ON TRIMMED EDGE & FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. REPAIR DOUBLER, FILLER & FILLER FOR TRIM OUT AREA FAB & INSTALLED PER EN1287-09.

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