Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 3, 2012
Submitted
July 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N613FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48749
Aircraft time
56,301 hours, 12,587 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2D1F
Part
Spar
Part number
AJC7515503
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical 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

DURING HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT (HFEC) INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK INDICATION AT RT NR 4 BANJO FITTING LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER FORWARD FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP. REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-30-02 FIGURE 201 REPAIR 3 REVISION 49 AND EA 1-5530-160973 PART 1. REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 115.

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