- Difficulty date
- July 31, 2006
- Submitted
- October 18, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N285UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48457
- Aircraft time
- 71,564 hours, 11,685 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- T/E Flap
- 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
INSPECTION TYPE:C RT I/B FLAP I/B SEGMENT LOWER SURFACE FOUND NUMEROUS DENTS RT I/B FLAP I/B SEGMENT LWR SURFACE SKIN DAMAGED REMOVED PER SRM51-31- 01 V.II R.38. RT I/B FLAP I/B SEGMENT LWR SKIN FAB USING 2024-T3 0.040" IAW DWG ARC 2736. NEW FAB SKIN ALODINE AND PRIME IAW SRM 51-21-01 V.II R.3. NEW SKIN INSTALLED IAW SRM51-35-01 V.II R.38. RT I/B FLAP OPS CHK C/O FOUND SATISFACTORY AS PER MM27-50.00 REV.35