- Difficulty date
- July 25, 2020
- Submitted
- August 14, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N279UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48573
- Aircraft time
- 76,141 hours, 14,936 cycles
- Part
- Intercostal
- Part number
- AJC80117
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Veritcal Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:3CLOWER VERTICAL STABILIZER INTERCOSTAL IA CORRODED BETWEEN STA. YID= 245 AND YID= 251.REPAIRED CORRODED LOWER VERTICAL STAB INTERCOSTAL BETWQEEN STA. YI=245 TO YID= 251 IAW VT-SAA EA 011-5532-01-A8458 REV. I/R AND UPS EO MD11-5530-77511-A. (MAJOR)