What was found
MAIN DECK, DURING OPEN HOLE INSPECTION ON SUPPORT FITTING NR 7, HOLE "B" FOUND CRACKED, APPROXIMATELY 0.030". SUPPORT FITTING REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-33-01 REVISION 53. REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 118.
- Difficulty date
- October 22, 2013
- Submitted
- November 8, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N598FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48597
- Aircraft time
- 68,376 hours, 12,520 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Support Fitting
- Part number
- AFA71321
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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