- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2006
- Submitted
- September 25, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N285UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48457
- Aircraft time
- 71,564 hours, 11,685 cycles
- Part
- Slat Track
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 12
- 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
INSPECTION TYPE-C LT WING LOWER SURFACE FIXED L/E AT NR 12 SLAT TRACK CUTOUT FOUND SKIN CRACKED. LT LWR SURFACE L/E SLAT TRACK CUTOUT NR 12 FASTENERS AREA REMOVED IAW SR SRM51-31-01 VOLII REV38. REPAIR DOUBLER FAB FASTENER HOLES PICKUP AND REPROTECTED IAW SRM51-21-01 VOLII REV38 AND SRM57-10-00 FIG21 VOLI REV 38. REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED IAW SRM51-10-00 FIG21 VOL1 REV38.