What was found
CRACK FOUND APPROX 1.5 INCH ON VERTICAL STABILIZER RT SIDE FWD FLANGE OF NR 4 BANJO FITTING RADIUS. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR 1-5530-132370, THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100 REV 109.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 2010
- Submitted
- March 11, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N601FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48401
- Aircraft time
- 60,845 hours, 14,595 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680C2D1F
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- AJC75151
- 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.