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
Part
Spar
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 LEFT NR 4 BANJO FITTING LOWER VERTICAL STAB FORWARD FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP. REPAIRED AS PER SRM 55-30-02 REPAIR 3 FIGURE 201 REVISION 49. REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 115.

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