Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 15, 2009
Submitted
May 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N276WA
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48632
Part
Skin
Part number
A5A7114505
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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-CHK IN TPE, INSPECTION FOUND CRACK ON FWD CENTER CARGO TRANSVERSE SKIN SPLICE AT STA 5-123 AND L44R. REMOVED THE CRACKED SPLICE IAW MD-11F SRM VOL 2, 51-33-01, REV 40. OBTAINED A NEW SERVICEABLE SPLICE AND REINSTALLED NEW SPLICE IAW SRM VOL 2, 51-33-01, REV 40. FASTENER TYPE IAW DRAWING N5A6774 REV AD. USE SHIM AS REQUIRED BETWEEN SPLICE AND LONGERON IAW DRAWING N5A6774, REV AD. CONDITION CHECK NORMAL AND JOB COMPLETED.

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