What was found
CRACK FOUND APPROX 11 INCHES IN LENGTH DURING HFEC INSPECTION ON RIGHT WING TANK AT THE END OF STRINGER - 12 (UPPER STRINGER) AT APPROX WING STA XORS 642.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2006
- Submitted
- July 12, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N521FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48478
- Aircraft time
- 50,678 hours, 6,480 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5713 · Wing, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Part number
- ARB75122
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt 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.