Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 17, 2009
Submitted
July 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48774
Aircraft time
35,411 hours, 7,940 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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 LT WING FIXED L/E AREA, FOUND CRACK AT NR 3 SLAT TELESCOPIC DUCT UPPER DOOR CUTOUT SKIN AS MARKED. CRACKED AREA ON DUCT UPPER DOOR CUTOUT SKIN TRIMMED OFF & HFEC C/O ON TRIMMED OUT AREA, FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. REPAIR DOUBLER & FILLER FABRICATED. 10X INSP C/O, FOUND SATIS. HFEC OPEN HOLES C/O ON TRIMMED AREA FASTENERS HOLES, FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. NEW DOUBLER & FILLER FABRICATED & INSTALLED AS PER SRM 57-10-00 FIG 43 VOL I REV 40.

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