Service difficulty report · Frame · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 11, 2006
Submitted
January 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N257UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48451
Aircraft time
50,198 hours, 9,090 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:C FWD CARGO BILGE TRANSVERSE FRAME STA 979, BETWEEN LONG 49 & 50L, CORROSION ON FWD FACE. CORROSION REMOVED AND REPROTECTED AS PER SRM 51-21-01 VOL II REV 38. MAT'L REMOVED 0.003 INCH ORG THK 0.050 INCH THK REMAINING 0.047 INCH FOUND WITHIN LIMITS AS PER SRM 53-00-01 VOL I FIG 1A REV 38.

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