What was found
ON REMOVAL OF THE BANJO ACCESS, FOUND THE LEFT VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN AT REAR CENTER SPAR CRACKED. REPAIRED THE SKIN PANELS. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2019
- Submitted
- September 9, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N590FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48505
- Aircraft time
- 86,755 hours, 20,035 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- AJC758217
- 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.