Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 16, 2019
Submitted
May 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48476
Aircraft time
82,960 hours, 15,679 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 SURFACE INSPECTION ON THE LEFT HAND FORWARD FLANGE OF LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR CAP, FOUND 01EACH CRACK WITH LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 1.2" BETWEEN THE LOWEST TWO FASTENERS AT STATION 2164 LEFT HAND REAR SPAR CAP FORWARD FLANGE LOCATED AT UPPER SECTION OF THE NR 4 BANJO FITTING OF LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER STATION Y = 2164 CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 1.2 " TRIMMED AS PER SRM 55-30-02-2R FIGURE 202 REPAIR 5. REPAIR CARRIED OUT ON LEFT HAND NR 4 BANJO FITTING 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.

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