- Difficulty date
- August 13, 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
- Zone 300
- 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- HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BARREL NUT HOLE 36R CORROSION BEYOND A LIMIT. EMPENNAGE- HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BARREL NUT HOLE 36R REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5510-71801 STABILIZERS- HORIZONTAL STABILIZER- BARREL NUT BORE REWORK/ REPAIR- 1-5510-7-5000.