What was found
RT LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN PANEL UPPER AFT FASTENER HOLE HAS A .600 IN CRACK PROPAGATING TO THE EDGE OF THE SKIN PANEL (AT PYLON CARRY THOUGH CAP AND REAR SPAR STA. 2164. REPAIRED IAW EA 1-5530-T0372226 P1. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- December 11, 2022
- Submitted
- January 26, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N603FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48459
- Aircraft time
- 87,671 hours, 21,266 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- ALC758227
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- L
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.