Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
August 2, 2010
Submitted
August 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N396FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46630
Aircraft time
78,454 hours, 31,955 cycles
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
ALC73081
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal 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

HFEC INSP CARRIED OUT, FOUND CRACK AT LT HORIZ STABILIZER UPPER OUTER REAR SPAR CAP AFT BARREL NUTS HOLE NR36, LENGTH APPROX 0.75 IN AND DEPTH APPROX 0.75 INCH FROM EDGE OF THE HOLE LOOKING FWD 12 O'CLOCK. CRACK REMOVED AND REPROTECTED AS PER SRM 51-21-01 VOLUME II, REVISION 96. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100, REVISION 110.

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