Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 3, 2020
Submitted
November 19, 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
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

EMPENNAGE, UPON REMOVAL FOR RIGHT HAND BANJO FITTING ACCESS REFERENCE (SPECIAL/NONROUTINE MAINTENANCE FORM N00613). FOUND LEFT HAND SIDE NUMBER 4 BANJO FITTING AT STATION 2164 LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER FORWARD FLANGE CRACKED. LEFT HAND NUMBER 4 BANJO FITTING LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER FORWARD FLANGE UPPER SPAR CAP STATION 2164 CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 3.50 INCHES TRIMMED, AS PER SRM 55-30-02-2R FIGURE 201 SHEET 2 REPAIR 5. REPAIR CARRIED OUT, AS PER SRM 55-30-02-2R FIGURE 204 REPAIR 5. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR, PER GMM 6-2-100. TO CARRY OUT INITIAL INSPECTION AT 5400 FLIGHT CYCLES AND REPETITIVE INSPECTION AT EVERY 2700 FLIGHT CYCLES, AS PER SRM 55-30-02-2R TABLE 203 FIGURE 204 REPAIR 5. REQUIREMENT METHOD BY ULTRASONIC AND HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT, PER SN10550000 REQUIREMENTS.

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