Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 23, 2020
Submitted
November 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48527
Aircraft time
86,012 hours, 19,167 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
AVB7506501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
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

CRACK INDICATION FOUND APPROXIMATELY 0.25" IN LENGTH DURING ULTRASONIC INSPECTION AT RIGHT HAND SIDE UPPER SPAR ASSEMBLY (TAIL PYLON) STATION YID 408.500 ON THE VERTICAL FLANGE OF THE UPPER CAP. CRACK AREA AT RIGHT HAND SIDE UPPER SPAR ASSEMBLY (TAIL PYLON) STATION YID 408.500 ON THE VERTICAL FLANGE OF THE UPPER CAP REPAIRED, AS PER EA 1-5451-T0357564 PART 1. TITLE: "NACELLES/PYLON-TAIL PYLON/STRUT-CRACK FOUND ON UPPER AFT SPAR RT VERTICAL FLANGE AT STA YID 408.500-ALI PSE 54.52.01.1 INSPECTION" WORK INSTRUCTIONS. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR, PER GMM 6-2-100.

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