What was found
DURING HFEC INSPECTION, THE NR 4 BANJO FITTING OF THE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER, RT REAR SPAR CAP FWD FLANGE AT THE UPPER SECTION, VSS 2164, FOUND ONE CRACK ALONG THE RADIUS AT THE LOWEST FASTENER, APPROX 1.377 INCHES IN LENGTH.
- Difficulty date
- April 18, 2018
- Submitted
- April 19, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N595FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48553
- Aircraft time
- 82,815 hours, 16,600 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar Cap
- 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.