Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 19, 2007
Submitted
January 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48477
Aircraft time
45,846 hours, 5,703 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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 RIGHT WING FUEL TANK STRINGER NR 9 END SUSPECT CRACKED. HFEC INSP C/O FOUND CRACK APPROX 10.25". STR 9 SPLICE END & HI-LOKS AT REPAIR AREA REMOVED. CRACK AT STR 19 SLOT OUT PER SRM 57-10-00 FIG 10 VI R35. HFEC INSP C/O ON SLOT OUT AREA, NO CRACK EVIDT. REPAIR ANGLES FAB PER SRM 57-20-00 FIG 10 VI R35. REPAIR ANGLES & STR 9 SPLICE END INSTALLED ON RIGHT WING STR 9 END. CAP SEAL C/O ON REPAIR AREA. LEAK CHECK SATIS.

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