What was found
LEFT ELEVATOR L/E RIB UPPER AFT INBD FLANGE WAS BROKEN OFF INSIDE PANEL 335CT. REPAIRED THE RIB AT XE 125.8 IAW EA 011-5520-01-A7521, REV IR, AND EO MD11-5520-70541-A. MAJOR.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2018
- Submitted
- November 9, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N272UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48571
- Aircraft time
- 64,120 hours, 16,331 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5521 · Elevator, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- ALC89183
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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