Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 12, 2017
Submitted
November 15, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N287UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48539
Aircraft time
85,888 hours, 14,992 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Part number
APB72407
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1372
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

OVERWING UPPER FUEL TANK WEB IS CRACKED AT BS 1372, LBL 80. REPAIRED THE TANK WEB IAW EO MD11-5710-66397-A. MAJOR.

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