SDR FDEA201709142552

Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date: September 14, 2017
Submitted: September 15, 2017
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N597FE
Make and model: Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial: 48596
Aircraft time: 79,426 hours, 15,721 cycles
System (JASC): 5534 · Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Fitting
Part number: AJC7515501
Condition: Cracked
Location: Vertical Stab
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: E
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

DURING HFEC INSPECTION AT RT FWD FLANGE LOCATED AT THE UPPER SECTION REAR SPAR CAP OF THE NR 4 BANJO FITTING OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, Y=2164 A CRACK WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 0.25 INCH LENGTH. REPAIRED IAW EA 1-5530-T0335558, PART 1. THE REPAIR WAS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

More about the Doug MD-11F