Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
November 19, 2007
Submitted
December 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48477
Aircraft time
45,846 hours, 5,703 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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 LHW L/E LOWER ACCESS STA XORS 538 AT O/B REFUELING RECEPTACLE TOP FOUND CORRUGATED SKIN CRACKED AS MARKED. LHW L/E LWR CAVITY BEADED SKIN FASTENERS AT DAMAGED AREA AND ATTACH PARTS REMOVED. DAMAGED AREA ON BEADED DOUBLER TRIMMED OFF PER SRM 57-10-0 0 FIG 27R40VI. HFEC C/O ON TRIMMED EDGE, FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. REPAIR DOUBLER, FILLER AND ANGLES FABRICATED. REPAIR PARTS REPROTECTED/PAINTED SRM 51-21-01VIIR35. REPAIR PARTS INSTALLED PER SRM 57-10-00 FIG 27 VIR 40.

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