Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 4, 2007
Submitted
March 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N257UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48451
Aircraft time
50,198 hours, 9,090 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing Le
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 RIGHT WING UNDERSIDE FIXED L/E SKIN AT ENG PYLON O/B SIDE FOUND GROOVE CAUSED BY PYLON FAIRING. RIGHT WING UNDERSIDE FIXED L/E SKIN AT ENG PYLON O/B SIDE GROOVE REMOVED ORIG THK 0.063 INCH MATL REMOVED 0.018 INCH MATL REMAIN 0.045 INCH FOUND EXCEED LIMIT PER SRM 57-00-01 FIG 3 VOL 1 REV 38. REWORKED AREA REPROTECTED PER SRM 51-21-01 VOL 2 REV 38. FPI CUT OUT ON REWORKED AREA & FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. NEW DOUBLER INSTALLED PER EN1064-07 & SRM 51-35-01 VOLII REV38.

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