What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:2C LT WING L/E FIXED PANEL SUPPORT LOWER STRINGER FOUND CRACKED AT WING STA YORS AS MARKED, JUST O/B OF SLAT DRIVE MECHANISM. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW MD11 SRM 57-10-00 FIG 18, 51-31-01, AND 51-21-01.
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 2008
- Submitted
- July 1, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N280UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48634
- Aircraft time
- 39,283 hours, 7,983 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5713 · Wing, Longeron/Stringer
- 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.