Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 15, 2018
Submitted
November 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48598
Aircraft time
80,099 hours, 16,447 cycles
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.

What was found

DURING HFEC INSPECTION CARRIED OUT AT LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER UPPER REAR SPAR CAP LEFT FORWARD FLANGE AND FOUND 01 EACH CRACK WITH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATE 5/8" LONG. AT STATION 2164. LEFT HAND VERTICAL STABILIZER UPPER REAR SPAR CAP FORWARD FLANGE OF # 4 BANJO FITTING AT STATION 2164 CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 5/8" TRIMMED AS PER SRM 55-30-02-2R FIGURE 201 REPAIR 5 AND REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER SRM 55-30-02-2R FIGURE 202 REPAIR 5. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100. TO CARRY OUT INITIAL INSPECTION AT 5400 FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPETITIVE INSPECTION AT EVERY 2700 FLIGHT CYCLES PER SRM 55-30- 02-2R TABLE 203 REPAIR 5.

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