- Difficulty date
- August 11, 2003
- Submitted
- August 25, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48554
- Aircraft time
- 40,034 hours, 5,966 cycles
- Part
- Barrel Nut
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Horizontal 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.
What was found
EMPENNAGE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BARREL NUT HOLE NR 36 FOUND CORRODED BEYOND LIMIT. EMPENNAGE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BARREL NUT HOLE NR 36L REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5510-71801 STABILIZERS- HORIZONTAL STABILIZER- BARREL NUT BORE REWORK/ REPAIR- 1-5510-7-5000.