What was found
L/H LOWR VERT STAB SKIN PANEL UPPER AFT FASTENER HOLE HAS A 1.5 IN. CRACK PROPAGATING THROUGH FASTENER. (STA. 2160 AT REAR SPAR AND BELOW PYLON CARRY THROUGH CAP)
- Difficulty date
- August 17, 2022
- Submitted
- September 30, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N591FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48527
- Aircraft time
- 90,954 hours, 20,509 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- AJC758217
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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