What was found
DURING ULTRASONIC INSPECTION FOUND VERTICAL CRACKS BEHIND SERVICE REPAIR ON LEFT SIDE OF THE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER AFT FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP.
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 2020
- Submitted
- August 10, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N625FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48753
- Aircraft time
- 80,801 hours, 16,806 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Structure
- 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.