Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 16, 2007
Submitted
March 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
47473
Aircraft time
53,125 hours, 7,143 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Bs 1778
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 CENTER CARGO/AT STATION 1778 ABOVE AND IN BETWEEN LONGERON 36 TO LONGERON 37 INTERNAL SKIN ON JAMB AREA FOUND WITH UNAPPROVED SRM REPAIR. UNAPPROVED SRM REPAIR DOUBLER REMOVED PER SRM 51-33-01 V.II R35. REPAIR SKIN CRACK TRIMMED AS PER EN NR 1011-08 SHT 4 OF 4. HFEC INSP C/O PER DAC NDTSPM R13 06-10-01.001 ON TRIMMED OFF AREA AND FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. REPAIR SKIN FILLER AND REPAIR SKIN DOUBLER FAB PER EN NR 1011-08. THIS REPAIR IS TIME LIMITED FOR 24 MTHS PENDING A DAMAGE TOLERANCE ANALYSIS.

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