What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 3C, TAIL CONE FWD BULKHEAD LOWER HORIZONTAL STIFFNER RT SIDE HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED THE TAIL CONE BULKHEAD STIFFENER IAW DWG AJC7001, AND SRM 51-35-01.
- Difficulty date
- April 5, 2017
- Submitted
- April 24, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N260UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48418
- Aircraft time
- 75,360 hours, 14,893 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Stiffener
- Part number
- AJC700135
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Cone Blkhd
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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