Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 16, 2019
Submitted
November 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48489
Aircraft time
85,447 hours, 20,047 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
AIC7515501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

HFEC INSPECTION CARRIED OUT AT PSE, LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER SPAR. FOUND A CRACK INDICATION AT THE RIGHT FORWARD FLANGE OF THE REAR UPPER SPAR. THE RIGHT REAR SPAR CAP FORWARD FLANGE LOCATED AT UPPER SECTION OF THE NR 4 BANJO FITTING OF LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER STATION Y= 2164 WAS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 2.1 INCHES, TRIMMED IAW SRM 55-30-02-2R, FIGURE 201, REPAIR 5. REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-30-02-2R, FIGURE 202, REPAIR 5. THE REPAIR WAS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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