What was found
LOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR PANEL ASSY RT SIDE. NO 364MR HAS PUNCTURE ON INNER SKIN LOCATED 5.4 INCHES FROM PANEL T/E AND 17.5 INCHES FROM UPPER EDGE, PUNCTURE MEASURES .200 X .250. CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- January 15, 2018
- Submitted
- January 15, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N250UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48745
- Aircraft time
- 56,037 hours, 11,959 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Punctured
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.