What was found
FOUND ONE EACH STIFFENER INSIDE FRAME CRACKED AT FORWARD LOWER RT AREA OF FORWARD TAILCONE, STIFFENER P/N AKC7520-9. NEW STIFFENER INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-35-01 VOL2.
- Difficulty date
- November 23, 2006
- Submitted
- November 24, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N525FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48565
- Aircraft time
- 43,391 hours, 6,098 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Stiffener
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.