Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 18, 2008
Submitted
May 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48774
Aircraft time
32,680 hours, 7,340 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing Slat
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 DROOP L/E UPPER SURFACE FOUND CRACKED FROM O/B END TO I/B ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG AS MARKED. CRACK STOP DRILLED PER SRM 57-10-00 FIG30 V.1R.40. HFEC INSP C/OUT PER D AC NDT SPM R.13 PART06-10-01-001 AT STOP DRILL HOLE FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. REPAIR DOUBLER FABRICATED AND HOLES PICK UP PER SRM 57-10-00 FIG 30 V.1.R40. REPAIR DOUBLER EDGE TAPERING C/OUT BY MACHINING PER SRM 57-10-0 0 FIG 30 V.1R.40. RHW DROOP L/E INSTALLED PER AMM27-80-10 REV.61.

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