What was found
EMPENNAGE, UPPER VERTICAL STAB AT AFT CTR SPAR BERWEEN ZFR 389.681 TO 424.219 LT EXTRUSION EXTERIOR SURFACE FOUND CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED AND REPAIRED AS PER EA 1-5530-81580.
- Difficulty date
- October 21, 2004
- Submitted
- October 22, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N602FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48402
- Aircraft time
- 45,476 hours, 10,992 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680C2*
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- 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.