What was found
DURING 2C CHECK, EGAT MECHANIC FOUND SKIN BULGE ON RT NOSE FUSELAGE UPPER, STA 275, X=-10. INSTALLED SKIN REPAIR IAW EI W2009A53B-1120 REV 00.
- Difficulty date
- September 17, 2009
- Submitted
- October 13, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N271WA
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48518
- Aircraft time
- 52,690 hours, 9,824 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4462
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin Panel
- Part number
- ABA75171
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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