What was found
LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER FOUND RT SIDE REAR CENTER SPAR TO REAR SPAR LOWER PANEL CRACKED. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW SRM 55-30-02, FIG 201 REV 49. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100, REV 114.
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 2012
- Submitted
- April 2, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N576FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48501
- Aircraft time
- 64,304 hours, 13,588 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- AJC75825
- 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.