Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 29, 2007
Submitted
September 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N289UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48455
Aircraft time
75,126 hours, 12,047 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Rt Wing
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 RIGHT WING IN THE AREA OF THE LAST SLAT, HAS DEEP GOUGES, HARD CONTACT WITH OUTER/LAST SLAT. AFFECTED AREA DEEP GOUGES REMOVED & SMOOTHED. ORG THK 0.060" MATL REMAINN 0.024" MATL REMOVED 0.036" FOUND EXCEED LIMIT SRM 57-00-01 FIG 3 VI R38. SKIN TRIM OUT EN1463-07. SKIN REMOVED EN1463-07. HFEC C/O & FOUND NO CRACK. NEW SKIN FAB EN1463-07 USE MATL 6061-0-0.063. WELDING C/O ON RT WING SKIN FAB AREA EN1463-07. L/E SKIN O/B CONTACT OUTER SLAT INSTALLED.

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