What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 3C, CENTER WING LOWER AUX FUEL TANK HAS CRACKED, STRINGER 52 UNDER RIB XCW -17. REPAIRED THE AUX FUEL TANK STRINGER IAW SRM 57-10-03, REPAIR 1, FIG. 201, REV 64. MAJOR.
- Difficulty date
- February 11, 2018
- Submitted
- March 2, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N288UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48540
- Aircraft time
- 73,850 hours, 13,387 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Stringer
- Part number
- APB7476501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuel Tank
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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