- Difficulty date
- March 21, 2009
- Submitted
- March 24, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N277WA
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48743
- Part
- Doubler
- 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 C3 CHECK IN TPE INSPECTION FOUND CRACK ON DOUBLER OF RIGHT WING FIXED L/E CAVITY UPPER RIB AT STA XOS789 (REF EGAT N/R U05018). REMOVED THIS CRACKED CHORD DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-35-01 VOL 2 REV 40, FABRICATED DOUBLER IAW EGAT EI W2009P57B-358 REV 00, INSTALLED THIS DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-35-01 VOL 2 REV 40, AND JOB COMPLETE & COND CHECKED NORMAL.