Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
February 7, 2009
Submitted
February 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N273WA
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48519
Part
Tee Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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

DURING C-CHECK IN TPE INSPECTION FOUND TEE CHORD AT RT WING OUTBOARD FIXED T/E AT STA 412.329 NEAR I/B AILERON L/E LOCKOUT CRACKED (REF EGAT N/R U5037). REPLACED THE TEE CHORD ON RT INBOARD AILERON FIXED T/E AT STA 412.329 IAW MD-11 SRM VOL II 51-33-01 REV 40.

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