Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 25, 2021
Submitted
June 4, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48597
Aircraft time
86,825 hours, 18,250 cycles
Part
Spar Cap
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 NO. SN10550000 REVISION C ON LEFT HAND SIDE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER FORWARD FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP, STATION 2164, EXISTING CRACK INDICATION FOUND FROM 2ND FASTENER FROM BELOW TO LOWEST FASTENER AND UNABLE TO PROCEED FURTHER INSPECTION DUE TO WEB BLOCKAGE. LEFT HAND SIDE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER FOWER FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP STATION 2164 REPAIRED AS PER EA.#:1-5530-T0361822 PART 1.TITLE: STABILIZERS-VERTICAL STABILIZER-CRACK REPAIR ON VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR LHS FORWARD. FLANGE REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100

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