Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 19, 2009
Submitted
April 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48528
Aircraft time
55,704 hours, 12,837 cycles
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
AJC75151
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
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.

What was found

CRACK INDICATION FOUND APPROXIMATELY 0.250 INCH IN LENGTH DURING HFEC INSPECTION ON LEFT SIDE OF THE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER FORWARD FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP. REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER SRM 55-20-00 FIGURE 3 VOLUME I REVISION 40. REPAIR PARTS INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOLUME II REVISION 40. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 107.

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