Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 8, 2009
Submitted
November 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48597
Aircraft time
57,368 hours, 9,674 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
AMC710049
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

VERTICAL STABILIZER LT SURFACE FOUND CRACKED AT FWD OF REAR SPAR PLANE AT APPROX ZFR 540 AREA. REPAIR CARRIED OUT ON VERT STAB LT SURFACE SKIN AT FWD OF REAR SPAR PLANE AT APROX ZFR 540 IAW EA 1-5530-135661. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100 REV. 108.

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