Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 6, 2020
Submitted
July 7, 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
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

EMPENNAGE, HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT OPEN HOLE INSPECTION FOUND ADDITIONAL FASTENER HOLES NR 4 & 6 CRACKED AT NR 4 BANJO FITTING RIGHT HAND AFT FLANGE AREA STATION 2164 & ONE FASTENER HOLE OVER-COUNTERSUNKED, UNABLE TO INSTALL HLT335-8-14 AS PER SRM 55-30-02-2R FIGURE 202 REPAIR 5. TWO EACH FASTENER HOLES CRACK DURING HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT OPEN HOLE INSPECTION AT NR 4 BANJO FITTING RT HAND SIDE AFT FLANGE 4TH AND 6TH HOLE AND 01 EACH OVERCOUNTERSUNKED FASTENER HOLE AT RT HAND SIDE AFT FLANGE AT STATION 2164 REPAIRED PER EA 1-5530-T0341085 A P3 TITLE STABILIZERS - VERTICAL STAB - CRACK REPAIR ON VERTICALSTABILIZER REAR SPAR RT FWD FLANGE. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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