Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 11, 2019
Submitted
March 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48548
Aircraft time
82,861 hours, 20,106 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 HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION CARRIED OUT AT FORWARD RADIUS OF LOWER VERTICAL CAP UPPER FORWARD LEFT HAND RADIUS STATION 2164 AND FOUND CRACK INDICATION LEFT HAND SIDE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR UPPER CAP FORWARD FLANGE STATION 2164 CRACKED AREA TRIMMED AS PER SRM 55-30-02-2R FIGURE 201 REPAIR 5. 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 AS PER SRM 55-30-02-2R TABLE 203 FIGURE 202 REPAIR 5. METHOD OF INSPECTION BY HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT AND ULTRASONIC PER SN10550000.

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