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
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

HFEC INSPECTION CARRIED OUT AT PSE SPAR, LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER AND FOUND CRACK INDICATION AT LEFT HAND FORWARD FLANGE OF THE REAR UPPER SPAR LEFT HAND REAR SPAR CAP FORWARD FLANGE LOCATED AT UPPER SECTION OF THE #4 BANJO FITTING OF LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER STATION Y= 2164 CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 1.3" TRIMMED AS PER SRM 55-30-02-2R FIGURE 201 REPAIR 5. REPAIR CARRIED OUT ON LEFT HAND #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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