Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 10, 2011
Submitted
July 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48446
Aircraft time
73,567 hours, 12,217 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
AJC75151
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR NR 4 BANJO FITTING SUSPECT CRACK AT STA 2164 AND ZID 54.5 AREA. (REFER TO SRM 55-30-02, FIG 201). REPAIRED AS PER SRM 55-30-02 FIG 201 REPAIR 3 REV 46. THIS REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REV 112. TO CARRY OUT INITIAL INSPECTION AT 5,400 F.C AND REPETITIVE INSPECTION AT 2,700 F.C AS PER DWG SN10550000 REV NEW.

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