What was found
RT TAIL PYLON UPPER SPAR ASSY HAS A .100 INCH CRACK AT STA YID=408.5 AT THE OUTSIDE RADIUS. TRIMMED OUT NOTED AREA OF RT NR 2 PYLON UPPER SPAR ASSY AS REQUIRED TO REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF CRACK REF SRM 54-00-00-2R.
- Difficulty date
- March 18, 2020
- Submitted
- April 13, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N594FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48552
- Aircraft time
- 85,567 hours, 17,651 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5411 · Nacelle/Pylon, Frame/Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- SG11540004
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Pylon
- 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.