What was found
EMPENNAGE - LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER NR 2 ENG INLET DUCT RT CENTER SPAR TO REAR SPAR FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED AS PER SRM 55-30-02 REPAIR 2 FIGURE 201 REVISION 51. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 116.
- Difficulty date
- February 22, 2013
- Submitted
- March 8, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N523FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48479
- Aircraft time
- 66,145 hours, 11,266 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- 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.