Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 9, 2010
Submitted
July 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N280UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48634
Aircraft time
44,124 hours, 6,909 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Part
Structure
Condition
Eroded
Location
Rt Elevator
Component
Elevator
Component part number
NLC6741502
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:4C, RT OTBD ELEVATOR HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF AERO DYNAMIC FILLER BUBBLED AND PEELING FROM WIND EROSION. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF ASTROSTRIKE ON RT OTBD ELEVATOR PREPPED AND BONDED REPLACEMENT ASTROSTRIKE CURING 70 MIN AT 160 TO 180 DEGREES F. PREPPED AND PAINTED REPAIR AREA IAW SRM 51-21-05, PARA 4C.

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