Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 17, 2019
Submitted
November 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48487
Aircraft time
87,323 hours, 20,619 cycles
Part
Spar
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

HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION CARRIED OUT AT PRINCIPAL STRUCTURAL ELEMENT SPAR, LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER AND FOUND CRACK INDICATION AT LEFT HAND STATION 2164 FORWARD FLANGE OF THE REAR UPPER SPAR. LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER AT LEFT HAND STATION 2164 FORWARD FLANGE OF THE REAR UPPER SPAR REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER EA # 1-5530-T0349889 PART 1 TITLE: STABILIZERS - VERTICAL STABILIZER - CRACK REPAIRS ON VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR LT & RT FWD FLANGES - PSE ALI 55.31.01.1. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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