What was found
CRACK INDICATION FOUND APPROX 0.50" IN LENGTH DURING HFEC ON LT SIDE OF THE LWR VERTICAL STABILIZER FWD FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA 1-5530-135612, REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100 REV. 108.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2009
- Submitted
- October 16, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N628FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48447
- Aircraft time
- 82,182 hours, 14,385 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- AJC7515501
- 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.