Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 15, 2022
Submitted
August 15, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48490
Aircraft time
92,791 hours, 20,853 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT AND ULTRASONIC INSPECTION CARRIED OUT ON UPPER SPAR ASSEMBLY, TAIL PYLON MANUFACTURING JOINT SPAR BETWEEN STATION YID 408.5 TO 413.2 AND FOUND CRACK INDICATION PROPAGATE IN AFT DIRECTION FROM THE EDGE OF LEFT HAND SIDE UPPER CAP VERTICAL FLANCE AT STATION YID 408.5 APPROXIMATE 3/4 INCHES LENGTH.

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