- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2006
- Submitted
- September 8, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N285UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48457
- Aircraft time
- 71,559 hours, 11,684 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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
LT WING FIXED L/E LOWER SURFACE AT NR 14 SLAT TRACK CUTOUT FOUND SKIN CRACKED. LHW L/E LOWER SURFACE AT NR 14 SLAT TRACK CUTOUT FASTENERS REMOVED PER SRM 51-31-01 V.2 R.38. REPAIR DOUBLER FABRICATED, FASTENERS HOLES PICK UP PER SRM 57-10-00 FIG 21 V.1R.38 AND REPROTECTED PER SRM 51-21-01 V.2 R.3 8. REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER SRM 57-10-01 FIG 21 V.1 R.38.