Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
October 29, 2007
Submitted
January 2, 2008
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 LT WING L/E LOWER ACCESS, IN BETWEEN REFUELING RECEPTACLES FOUND CORRUGATED SKIN CRACKED AT 04 EA PLACES AS MARKED. LT WING REFUELING RECEPTACLE O/B SIDE REMOVED. LT WING L/E CAVITY BEADED SKIN FASTENERS AT DAMAGED AREA AND ATTACH PARTS REMOVED. DAMAGED AREA ON BEADED DOUBLER TRIMMED OFF PER SRM 57-10-00 FIG27 R40VI. HFEC C/O ON TRIM EDGE, FOUND NO CRACK EVIDT. REPAIR DOUBLER AND ANGLES FAB. REPAIR PARTS REPROTECTED, PAINTED AND INSTALLED. RECEPTACLE RE-INSTALL. LEAK CK C/O SATIS.

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