Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 17, 2003
Submitted
December 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48436
Aircraft time
41,026 hours, 7,976 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
AJC73461
Condition
Cracked
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

AFT BODY BULKHEAD STA Y=2163 FWD FACE 1 OFF FITTING AT 6 O’CLOCK POSITION LT SIDE ABOVE THE TAILCONE LT HINGE POINT FOUND CRACK. AFT BODY BULKHEAD STA Y=2163 FWD FACE 1 OFF FITTING REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER DRAWING AJC 7262 AND SRM 51-31-01 VOL II.

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