Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 26, 2020
Submitted
June 26, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48514
Aircraft time
85,360 hours, 20,708 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
AJC7515501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
U
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

ULTRASONIC INSPECTION FOUND CRACK INDICATION ON LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER NR 4 BANJO FITTING RIGHT HAND SIDE FORWARD FLANGE. REPAIR AREA AND UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CRACK LENGTH DUE TO REPAIR BLOCKAGE AT APPROXIMATE STATION Y = 2164. CRACK ON LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER NR 4 BANJO FITTING RIGHT HAND SIDE FORWARD FLANGE REPAIR AREA AT STATION 2164 REPAIRED AS PER ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION 1-5530-T0341085 A P3 TITLE : STABILIZERS - VERTICAL STABILIZER - VERTICAL STABILIZER - CRACK REPAIR ON VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR RT FWD FLANGE. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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