Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 4, 2023
Submitted
October 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48476
Aircraft time
89,191 hours, 17,597 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
AJC7515501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
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.

What was found

DURING ULTRASONIC INSPECTION FOR VERTICAL CRACKS BEHIND SERVICE REPAIR SR10550013 PER DRAWING NUMBER SN10550000 REV D ON RIGHT HAND SIDE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER FORWARD FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP, STATION 2164, EXISEING CRACK INDICATION FOUND FROM 2ND FASTENER FROM BELOW TO LOWEST FASTENER AND UNABLE TO PROCEEED FURTHER INSPECTION DUE TO WEB BLOCKAGE. RIGHT HAND SIDE LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER FORWARD FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP AT STATION 2164 CRACKED AREA REPAIRED AS PER EA # 1-5530-T0376618 P1 REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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