What was found
CRACK FOUND APPROX 0.3 INCH DURING HFEC INSP AT RT LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER BANJO FITTING ON THE FWD FLANGE, NR 3 LOWEST FASTENER AS MARKED. REPAIR IAW SRM55-30-02, FIG201, REV41. (MAJOR REPAIR).
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2009
- Submitted
- August 21, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N580FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48471
- Aircraft time
- 58,090 hours, 12,149 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5553 · Vertical Stabilizer, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- AJC7515503
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 2164
- 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.