Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 14, 2020
Submitted
October 1, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48490
Aircraft time
87,700 hours, 19,502 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
AIC7515501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
U
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ULTRASONIC INSPECTION FOR VERTICAL CRACKS BEHIND SERVICE REPAIR SR10550013, PER DRAWING NUMBER SN10550000 ON LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER FORWARD FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP, STATION Y=2164, CRACK INDICATION FOUND ON THIRD FASTENERS FROM BELOW TOWARDS SECOND FASTENER. LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER FORWARD FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP, STATION Y=2164 CRACK REPAIR CARRIED OUT, AS PER EA 1-5530-T0356595. PART1, TITLE: STABILIZERS-VERTICAL STABILIZER-CRACK REPAIRS ON VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR LT SIDE & RT SIDE FORWARD FLANGES. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR, PER GMM 6-2-100.

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