What was found
UPPER FUSELAGE, MAIN CABIN: FIRE SUPPRESSION TANK ALIGNMENT INTERCOSTAL IS CRACKED AT FWD END. STA. 1401, LONG. 2R. REMOVED FABRICATED AND INSTALL NEW VA-FSS-6040-1 INTERCOSTAL IAW DWG VA-FSS-6040
- Difficulty date
- December 14, 2022
- Submitted
- January 24, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N603FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48459
- Aircraft time
- 87,671 hours, 21,266 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2620 · Extinguishing System
- Part
- Intercostal
- Part number
- VAFSS60401
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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