Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 29, 2011
Submitted
August 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48472
Aircraft time
69,948 hours, 10,656 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
NMC6019505
Part serial
48472
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Rudder
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:3C, AFTER REMOVAL OF UPPER AFT RUDDER FOUND SKIN DELAMINATED ON RT LOWER FWD EDGE. THIS DISCREPANCY REPAIR COMBINED WITH SIMILAR DAMAGE REPAIR AT LT LOWER FWD EDGE OF UPPER AFT RUDDER (REF NR 490475) AND REPAIRED IAW STASA EA 011-5540-01-A3319 REV IR AND EO MD11-5540-43793-A.

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