Multiple SMART Failures on Drive Slot #11

(Using firmware 1.5.1/1.5.1c.)
I've attempted to build a RAID 5 on the lower controller twice. Each time the drive in slot # 11 returned SMART failure. Each attempt had a different drive. Set it to RAID Now when I built it. There is a hot spare spare, but attempting to copy/delete files from RAID with OK status has failed also. The build must have failed because it stopped building the array 4 hours later. Typical build times are at least 10 hours long.
Something is up with slot # 11.
RAID Admin reported -
Disk 11 Reported and Error: COMMAND 0X35 ERROR:0x10STATUS:0x51 LBA:0x2F3EF80
Suggestions appreciated.

Are these Apple Drive Modules you're replacing or are you just swapping a new drive into the carrier itself?
It's pretty common to have 3rd party drives fail to work properly. The Xserve RAID uses drives with a firmware specifically tuned and optimized for the Xserve RAID, so few 3rd party drives have the necessary settings.

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