Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 8, 2020
Submitted
August 27, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48753
Aircraft time
80,801 hours, 16,806 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
AJC7515503
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

DURING ULTRASONIC INSPECTION FOR VERTICAL CRACKS BEHIND SERVICE REPAIR SR10550013, PER DRAWING NUMBER SN10550000 REVISION C, ON LT SIDE OF THE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER AFT FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP CRACK INDICATION FOUND BETWEEN FOURTH AND THIRD FASTENERS FROM BELOW TOWARDS SECOND FASTENER AT STATION 2164. AT LT STATION 2164 LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER AFT FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP CRACK BETWEEN FOURTH AND THIRD FASTENERS FROM BELOW TOWARDS SECOND FASTENER REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER SRM 55-30-02-2R FIG 204 REPAIR 5 AND EA 1-5530-T0355939 A PART 1; TITLE: STABILIZERS-VERTICAL STABILIZER-CRACK REPAIR ON VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR LT FWD AND AFT FLANGES. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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