Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 3, 2020
Submitted
November 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48754
Aircraft time
75,595 hours, 18,230 cycles
Part
Fitting
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

UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CRACK END FOUND PROPAGATE ON THIRD FASTENERS FROM BELOW TOWARDS FIRST FASTENER AT STATION 2164 ON RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER FORWARD FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP DUE TO WEB BLOCKAGE. VERTICAL STABILIZER RIGHT HAND REAR SPAR FORWARD AND AFT FLANGE AT STATION 2164. REPAIR CARRIED OUT, AS PER EA 1-5530-T0357925 PART 1 TITLE: STABILIZERS-VERTICAL STABILIZER-CRACK FOUND AT REAR SPAR RT FWD FLANGE AT EXISTING SRM REPAIR AREA. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR, PER GMM 6-2-100. REFER TO WRI: 55309651 FOR WORK DETAILS.

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