What was found
CENTER WING TANK UPPER CENTER SKIN HAD CORROSION AT XCW=-17, AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 14 & 15. REPAIRED THE TANK IAW 011-5730-01-A7523, REV I/R AND EO MD11-5730-70469-A.
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2018
- Submitted
- November 2, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N272UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48571
- Aircraft time
- 64,120 hours, 16,331 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Tank
- Part number
- APB74471
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.