Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 25, 2007
Submitted
December 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft time
45,846 hours, 5,703 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Canning
Location
T/E Flap
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 LT I/B FLAP UPPER SURFACE FOUND OIL-CANNING AT 53 INCHES FROM I/B END AND 23" FROM T/E END AS MARKED. DAMAGED PORTION ON LT I/B FLAP UPPER SURFACE TRIM OFF PER SRM 57-10-00 FIG 34 VIR 35. HFEC INSP C/O ON TRIM OFF AREA, FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. REPAIR DOUBLER FAB USING 2024T3-0.040 INCH MAT'L PER SRM 57-10-00 FIG34 VIR 35. REPAIR DOUBLER FASTENER HOLES DRILLED, RE-PROTECTED AND PAINTED. NEW DOUBLER INSTALLED PER SRM 51-35-01VIIR 35 AND SRM 57-10-00 FIG 34 VIR 35.

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