What was found
EMPENNAGE VERTICAL STAB, UPON REMOVAL FOR ACCESS RT CENTER REAR SPAR TO REAR SPAR INTERCOSTAL AT BS 2164 FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED AS PER EA 1-5530-T0335514, PART 1. THE REPAIR WAS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- September 17, 2017
- Submitted
- September 19, 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
- Intercostal
- Part number
- AJC75825
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.