Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
April 4, 2008
Submitted
May 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N295UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48475
Aircraft time
62,294 hours, 8,296 cycles
Part
Stringer
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 FUEL TANK UPPER 14 STRINGER END SUSPECT CRACK. HFEC INSP C/O & FOUND CRACK APPROX 0.5 INCH. STR 14 END SPLICE REMOVED. ATTACH CLIP & FASTENERS REMOVED. SLOT OUT CRACKED AREA C/O. HFEC INSP C/O ON REWORK AREA & FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. TWO EA REPAIR ANGLES FAB & HEAT- TREATED. CLIP FAB WITH FPI C/O. FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. REPAIR ANGLES, STR END SPLICE & CLIP INSTALLED, WITH SEALANT APPLIED. LEAK CHECK SATIS.

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