Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 17, 2007
Submitted
October 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N290UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48456
Aircraft time
78,001 hours, 12,487 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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 RT WING UNDERSIDE IN NR 3 FUEL TANK ACCESS CUTOUT 638AB FOUND UPPER STRINGER NR 9 XORS 819.0 SUSPECT CRACK. HFEC INSP C/OUT FOUND CRACK APPROX 6.5 INCHES. STRINGER NR 9 XORS 819 FASTENER & SPLICE REMOVED. REPAIR DOUBLERS FAB & HEAT TREATED. SLOT OPENED ON STR 9 XORS 819 & REPROTECTED. HFEC INSP C/OUT ON SLOTTED OUT AREA, FOUND NO CRACK. FUEL LINES IN NR 3 FUEL TANK ACCESS CUTOUT 638AB, NR 3 FUEL TANK FILL S/O VLV CONTROLLER & SHUTOFF VALVE BODY REMOVED.

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