What was found
CRACK INDICATION FOUND ON THE LWR VERTICAL STAB ON THE RT UPPER FWD FLANGE OF THE REAR SPAR CAP FITTING. ACCOMPLISHED EA 1-5530-149805, REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100, REV 112.
- Difficulty date
- May 3, 2011
- Submitted
- May 3, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N644FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48444
- Aircraft time
- 73,182 hours, 12,414 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Part number
- AJC7515
- 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.