Service difficulty report · Rib · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 30, 2007
Submitted
October 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N289UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48455
Aircraft time
75,126 hours, 12,047 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
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 NR 1 ENG PYLON, (LT SIDE) AFT OF BULKHEAD 286, FWD LT & RT UPPER SUPPORT RIB FOUND CRACKED UPPER AREA APPROX .75 INCH AS MARKED. SUPPORT RIB CRACKED AREAS TRIM OUT PER EN1497-07. HFEC INSP C/O ON TRIM OUT AREA, FOUND NO CRACK. 04 EA REPAIR FILLERS, 02 EA DOUBLERS & 01 EA SPLICE DOUBLER FAB PER EN1492-07. REPAIR PARTS & REWORKED AREA PAINTED. FILLERS, DOUBLERS & SPLICE DOUBLER AT NR 1 PYLON BULKHEAD YN 286 AREA INSTALLED PER EN1492-07 & SRM 51-33-01 VII R38.

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