Service difficulty report · Support Bracket · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 18, 2015
Submitted
November 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48514
Aircraft time
748 hours, 17,463 cycles
Part
Support Bracket
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailcone
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

POST FLIGHT MX WALK AROUND SHOWS TAIL CONE NOT SECURED. GAP BETWEEN TAIL CONE & FUSELAGE. INSPECTION SHOWS LT SUPPORT BRACKET FOR LT UPPER LATCH CRACKED & HAS SHEARED RIVETS. UNABLE TO ACCESS TAIL CONE COMPARTMENT FOR FURTHER INSPECTION DUE TO TAIL CONE IS ONLY HELD BY SAFETY HOOK & HIGH WINDS ON RAMP IAW AMM 53-52-01-2. FOUND SUPPORT BRACKET OF LT UPPER LATCH CRACKED & HAD SHEARED RIVETS, BRACKETS & ATTACHING HARDWARE R & R. REPLACED AND REPAIRED

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