What was found
CRACK (ABOUT 1") FOUND DURING HFEC INSP IN LT WING FUEL TANK AT XORS 629 FROM THE END OF STRINGER 42 (ANGLE SPLICE P/N ARB2570-1). STRINGER REPAIRED AS PER EA1-5720-104727.
- Difficulty date
- October 2, 2006
- Submitted
- October 2, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N525FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48565
- Aircraft time
- 43,391 hours, 6,098 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Tank
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 500
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.