What was found
TAILCONE LT UPPER BOX FITTING INTERCOSTAL WAS CRACKED. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED THE INTERCOSTAL IAW DWG AKC7520, AND SRM 51-31-01.
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2018
- Submitted
- November 2, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N272UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48571
- Aircraft time
- 64,120 hours, 16,331 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Intercostal
- Part number
- AKC752037
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.