Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
January 10, 2008
Submitted
February 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48473
Aircraft time
53,125 hours, 7,143 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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 LEFT WING FIXED L/E COMPT AT STA XORS 500 APPROX FOUND UPPER DOUBLER SUSPECTED CRACK AS MARKED. HFEC INSP C/O PER NDTSPM 06-10-01.001 R13 ON SUSPECTED CRACK AREAS & FOUND APPROX 1/4 CRACK AS MARKED. INBOARD & OUTBOARD RIB AT LEFT FIXED L/E COMPT AT STA XORS 500 AREA REMOVED FOR ACCESS PER SRM 51-31-01 V.II R35. NEW REPAIR DOUBLER 01EA, REPAIR FILLER 01EA & 04EA REPAIR ANGLES FAB & INSTALLED PER SRM 57-10-00 V.I FIG 27 REV 40.

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