Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
October 15, 2013
Submitted
October 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N366FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46602
Aircraft time
81,544 hours, 34,182 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
ALC70081
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal 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.

What was found

LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR UPPER ANGLE VERTICAL TANG HAS TWO CRACKS AT THE UPPER ROW OF FASTENERS COMING OUT FROM UNDER WASHER , SECOND AND THIRD FASTENER HOLES. CRACKS ARE BEYOND BLEND LIMITS. REAMED HOLES TO REMOVE CRACK INDICATIONS. PLUGGED AND REAMED TO FASTENER DIMENSION INSTALLED DOUBLERS IAW EA 8-5510-T0303138.

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