What was found
UPON REMOVAL OF LEFT HAND WING OUTBOARD ISLAND FOUND LOWER REAR SPAR CAP AFT FLANGE FROM STA XORS 1042 TO XORS 1045 WITH CRACKS AT FASTENERS HOLES.
- Difficulty date
- August 13, 2006
- Submitted
- August 14, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N617FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48748
- Aircraft time
- 38,405 hours, 8,697 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.