Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 28, 2019
Submitted
December 31, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48603
Aircraft time
82,794 hours, 20,112 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

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What was found

HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT SURFACE INSPECTION CARRIED OUT ON LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR CAP, STATION Y=2164, CRACK FOUND ON LEFT HAND FORWARD FLANGE. LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR CAP STATION Y=2164 LEFT HAND FORWARD FLANGE CARRIED OUT REPAIR AS PER SRM 55-30-02-2R FIGURE 202 REPAIR 5. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS CATEGORY B REPAIR REQUIRE INITIAL INSPECTION AT 5,400 FLIGHT CYCLE WITH REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS AT EVERY 2,700 FLIGHT CYCLE PER SRM 55-30-02-2R TABLE 203 FIGURE 202 REPAIR 5.

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