Service difficulty report · Spar · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 7, 2023
Submitted
February 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48421
Aircraft time
95,562 hours, 22,465 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
AJC7515501
Condition
Cracked
Location
300
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DURING HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT SURFACE INSPECTION ON THE RIGHT HAND FORWARD FLANGE OF LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR CAP, FOUND 01 EACH CRACK WITH LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 0.4Ï¿½ FROM 03RD FASTENERS BELOW ZEE CHANNEL STATION Y = 2164. 01 EACH CRACK WITH LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 0.4" FROM FASTENER BELOW ZEE CHANNEL STATION Y=2164 AT RIGHT HAND FORWARD FLANGE OF LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR CAP, REPAIRED PER E.A. #1-5530-T0373036 P1. TITLE: STABILIZERS - VERTICAL STABILIZER - CRACK REPAIRS ON VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR LHS & RHS FORWARD FLANGES. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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