Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 18, 2017
Submitted
September 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
79,589 hours, 18,889 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Part number
AJC700135
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 2164
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.

What was found

EMPENNAGE AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT AFT BULKHEAD AT BS 2164 LOWER STIFFENER FOUND CRACKED. THE STIFFENER WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-31-01-0G. A NEW STIFFENER WAS FABRICATED IAW DWG AJC7001, REV DT AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-35-01-0G, AND SRM 51-33-01-0G. THE REPAIR WAS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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