What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 2C, WHILE CLEANING UPPER AUX FUEL TANK FOR NDT INSPECTIONS FOUND STRINGER 47 CRACKED AT X46, X17, X-17 & X-46. REPAIRED THE STRINGER IAW SRM 57-10-03 REPAIR 1, FIGURE 201. MAJOR
- Difficulty date
- March 12, 2018
- Submitted
- March 28, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N278UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48577
- Aircraft time
- 68,726 hours, 12,369 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Part number
- APB74761
- Condition
- Cracked
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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