Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 13, 2020
Submitted
January 6, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48598
Aircraft time
85,075 hours, 17,838 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
AJC7515501
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 REVSION C ON RIGHT HAND SIDE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER FORWARD FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP, STATION 2164, EXISTING EXISTING CRACK INDICATION FOUND FROM THIRD FASTENER FROM BELOW TO LOWEST FASTENER AND UNABLE TO PROCEED FURTHER INSPECTION DUE TO WEB BLOCKAGE. RIGHT HAND SIDE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER FORWARD FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP STATION 2164 CARRIED OUT REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH EA NR 1-5530-T0358728. PART 1 TITLE: STABILIZERS-VERTICAL STABILIZER-CRACK REPAIR ON VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR RT FORWARD FLANGE. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR, PER GMM 6-2-100.

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