- Difficulty date
- October 14, 2010
- Submitted
- November 1, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N271UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48572
- Aircraft time
- 44,984 hours, 12,733 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4460
- Part
- Doubler
- Part number
- ARB28921
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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
INSP TYPE:2C, LT WING L/E COMPT CEILING DOUBLER IS CRACKED AT 2EA FASTENERS DIRECTLY ABOVE ANTI-ICE TELESCOPIC DUCT. REMOVED DAMAGED BEADED DOUBLER SECTION FROM LT WING L/E COMPT BETWEEN XOS464 AND XOS470 ABOVE TELESCOPIC DUCT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER, REPAIR FILLER AND 5EA REPAIR ANGLES REF SRM 57-40-02, REPAIR 9, PAGES 201 TO 210.