Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
January 20, 2008
Submitted
April 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48472
Aircraft time
62,889 hours, 8,989 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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 RT WING UPPER STRINGER END NR S10 SUSPECT CRACK AS MARKED, THRU ACCESS NR 636CB. HFEC INSP CARRIED OUT PER DAC NDT SPM R.13 PART06.10.01.001 AND CRACK APPROX 11 INCHES FOUND AS MARKED. CRACK AT RHW STR NR 10 SLOTTED OUT PER SRM 57-20-00 FIG 10V.1 R.35. REPAIR ANGLES FAB PER SRM 57-20-00 FIG 10V.1 R35 AND HEAT TREATED TO T6 COND PER 7.00-1 AND AVERAGE HARDNESS HRB82.5 IS ACCEPTABLE PER DPS1.05-3. REPAIR ANGLES HOLES PICK UP PER SRM 57-20-00.

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