Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
June 2, 2012
Submitted
June 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272WA
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48437
Aircraft time
58,576 hours, 11,248 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
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

GOUGE / DENT FOUND DURING PRIMARY INSPECTION AT FUSELAGE STA 755 L-24 & L25 MEASURED 3.00 X .133. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION ON DENT, NO CRACKS FOUND FOLLOWING BLEND-OUT OF THE EFFECTED AREA ACCOMPLISHED UT INSPECTION OF EFFECTED AREA AND FOUND SKIN THICKNESS OUT OF LIMITS. ORIGINAL THICKNESS .071. LOWEST THICKNESS FOLLOWING BLENDING .052. CLASS 1 REPAIR BEING ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-00-01.

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