What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 3C, TAILCONE LT SIDE AT CENTER GUIDE PIN, INTERCOSTAL IS CRACKED IN HALF. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED THE TAILCONE INTERCOSTAL IAW DWG AKC7520, SRM 51-33-01 & 51-35-01.
- Difficulty date
- August 2, 2017
- Submitted
- August 23, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N254UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48406
- Aircraft time
- 71,958 hours, 14,772 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Intercostal
- Part number
- AKC752023
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Cone
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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