What was found
CRACK FOUND APPROX 0.5" IN LENGTH DURING HFEC INSPECTION ON LT WING TANK AT THE END OF STRINGER 43 XORS 565. REPAIRED AS PER E.A.1-5720-106552.
- Difficulty date
- November 14, 2006
- Submitted
- November 16, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N529FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48624
- Aircraft time
- 24,609 hours, 3,922 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5713 · Wing, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Part number
- ARB75431
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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.