What was found
CRACK FOUND APPROX 10 INCHES IN LENGTH DURING HFEC INSPECTION ON LT 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
- ARB75121
- 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.