Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 16, 2022
Submitted
November 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48754
Aircraft time
80,471 hours, 19,571 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
AVB7506501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Nacelle
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

ULTRASONIC INSPECTION CARRIED OUT ON RIGHT HAND SIDE UPPER SPAR ASSEMBLY OF THE TAIL PYLON AND FOUND 01 EACH CRACK INDICATION ON RADIUS AT PYLON UPPER CAP VERTICAL FLANGE STATION YID = 408.500 PROPAGATING FROM EDGE TOWARDS AFT DIRECTION APPROXIMATE 1/4 INCHES LENGTH. REPAIRED IAW EA 1-5451-T0371714, PART 1. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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