What was found
VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR CENTER SPAR TO REAR SPAR INTERCOSTAL LT SIDE, AFT END, WAS CRACKED AT VSS 2164. REPAIRED IAW EA 1-5530-T0341716, PART 1. THE REPAIR WAS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- August 10, 2018
- Submitted
- August 29, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N585FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48481
- Aircraft time
- 83,516 hours, 18,801 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Intercostal
- Part number
- AJC75823
- 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.