What was found
TAIL PYLON UPPER SPAR CAP HAS A CRACK ON THE OUTSIDE RADIUS OF THE RT VERTICAL FLANGE FROM YID=408.5, EXTENDING AFT APPROX 0.3 INCH. REPAIRED IAW EA 1-5450-T0319844.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2015
- Submitted
- September 16, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N584FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48436
- Aircraft time
- 762 hours, 16,746 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5411 · Nacelle/Pylon, Frame/Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Part number
- AVB7506501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Pylon
- 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.