What was found
NR 1 TAIL FUEL TANK FIFTH BARREL NUT BORE FWD OF REAR SPAR IS CORRODED AT HORIZ STAB UPPER AFT PLANK COMMON TO LT OPERATING BLKHD AND CONSTANT SECTION JOINT.
- Difficulty date
- August 7, 2002
- Submitted
- August 8, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N578FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48458
- Aircraft time
- 28,268 hours, 8,251 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Horiz Stab
- 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.