Service difficulty report · Tail Cone · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48459
Part
Tail Cone
Part number
ARC75001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SNRM 413 TAIL CONE STRUCTURE OF RT HINGE FAIL DURING OPER: AREA DAMAGED DURING EXTEND OPER. REMOVED AND REPLACED TAIL CONE RT HINGE STRUCTURE DAMAGE LWR SKIN, INTERCOSTAL, RIBS, FRAME, PNL AND DOUBLERS PER DWG AKC 7504 AND OPER CK MM 53-52-01-2 FND SAT.

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