What was found
UPON REMOVAL OF RIGHT DETACHABLE ELEVATOR LOWER INBOARD ACCESS PANEL NR 345BB FOUND STA XE53.50 LOWER INBOARD MOUNTING FLANGE CRACKED. COMPLIED WITH FEDEX EA 1-5520-75973, STABILIZERS - ELEVATORS RT INBOARD ELEVATOR RIB REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 2004
- Submitted
- March 30, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48470
- Aircraft time
- 43,179 hours, 8,728 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- 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.