What was found
TAIL CONE RT CENTER GUIDE PIN ATTACH INTERCOSTAL AND PLATE WERE CRACKED. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED THE INTERCOSTAL AND DOUBLER IAW DWG AKC7520, AND SRM 53-80-07, REPAIR 7.
- Difficulty date
- June 8, 2018
- Submitted
- June 22, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N279UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48573
- Aircraft time
- 72,324 hours, 13,592 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Intercostal
- Part number
- AKC752025
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Cone
- 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.