What was found
TAIL CONE; AFT RIGHTHAND UPPER FRAME HAS 5" CRACK @ UPPER LATCH STRUCTURE. DOT #9 REPAIRED DAMAGED AKC7539-7 FRAME, REF SRM 53-80-07-2R REPAIR 4, FIG 202.
- Difficulty date
- August 10, 2022
- Submitted
- October 11, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N591FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48527
- Aircraft time
- 90,954 hours, 20,509 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- AKC75397
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailcone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.