What was found
DURING HFEC INSPECTION, CARRIED OUT AT LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR CAP, LT FWD FLANGE UPPER SECTION, FOUND ONE CRACK 1 INCH LONG AT HSS 2164. REPAIRED IAW EA 1-5530-T0339008, PT 1. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- March 19, 2018
- Submitted
- March 19, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N612FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48605
- Aircraft time
- 78,337 hours, 18,899 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- 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
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.