What was found
TAILCONE; AFT EXTENDED TAILCONE LOWER HINGE HAS CRACK @ INTERNAL SECTION OF FRAME. STA.2259 NOTE: VERIFY BORESCOPE/NDT METHOD DOT # 23
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2022
- Submitted
- October 5, 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
- AGA72023
- 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.