What was found
EMPENNAGE, FORWARD TAILCONE LEFT FORWARD HINGE FITTING FOUND CRACKED (LOCATED AT AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT AFT BULKHEAD AREA). REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOLUME II. THIS REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR PER GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- September 6, 2006
- Submitted
- September 7, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N608FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48548
- Aircraft time
- 47,667 hours, 10,945 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.