Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 8, 2016
Submitted
July 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48420
Aircraft time
80,312 hours, 18,636 cycles
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
AJC7515501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING HFEC INSPECTION CARRIED OUT ON REAR SPAR CAP RT FORWARD FLANGE UPPER SECTION CRACKED. APPROXIMATE 0.50 INCH IN LENGTH AS MARKED AT STA Y=2164. CRACKED AREA REPAIRED PER EA NR 1-5530-T0326616 PT 1 TITLE: AD 98-25-15 - STABILIZERS - VERTICAL STABILIZER. REAR SPAR P/N: AJC7515-501. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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