Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
November 14, 2002
Submitted
November 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48600
Aircraft time
29,786 hours, 4,656 cycles
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
ALC8132502
Condition
Cracked
Location
Xe 50
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

HORIZ STABILIZER / RH / REAR SPAR / LOWER CAP : GROUND DAMAGE REPAIR THE RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR LOWER CAP STRUCK A WORK PLATFORM DURING A TOWING OPERATION. THE AFT FLANGE OF THE LOWER CAP WAS CRACKED BETWEEN XE 49 & 61. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED BY TRIMMING OFF THE AFT FLANGE OVER A 12" LENGTH. THE TRIMMED ARE WAS REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM REPAIR ANGLE AND REPAIR STRAP PER ER/A 384119-14, REV A.

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