What was found
EMPENNAGE, STA 2164 AFT BULKHEAD LOWER STIFFENER FOUND CRACKED. REPAIR CARRIED OUT AT STA 2164 AFT BULKHEAD LOWER STIFFENER AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOLUME II. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- September 27, 2006
- Submitted
- September 28, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N589FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48491
- Aircraft time
- 49,351 hours, 8,890 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Part number
- AJC700135
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.