What was found
EMPENNAGE: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RIGHT HAND UPPER SPAR CAP NR 36R BARREL NUT BORE CORROSION REWORKED FOUND EXCEEDED LIMIT. REPAIRED AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5510-78096.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 2004
- Submitted
- December 23, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N577FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48469
- Aircraft time
- 40,776 hours, 8,606 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5511 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Horiz 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.