Service difficulty report · Shear Web · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 6, 2007
Submitted
August 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N289UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48455
Aircraft time
75,126 hours, 12,047 cycles
Part
Shear Web
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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 CABIN - CORROSION ON UPPER & LWR SURFACE OF SHEAR WEB AT STA 1966 - 1996 L27 RT. SHEAR WEB CORROSION REMOVED PER SRM 53-00-01VI FIG 1AR38. WEB ORG THK 0.040" REMV 0.012" REMAIN 0.028" FOUND EXCEED LIMIT. NEW SHEAR WEB AGA7145-5 AND AGA7145-23 FAB USING MAT'L 7075-0-0.040" AS PER DOUGLAS DWG AGA 7145-503. NEW WEB INSTALLED PER SRM 51-31-01 VII R38.

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