- Difficulty date
- November 4, 2020
- Submitted
- November 18, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N272UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48571
- Aircraft time
- 67,779 hours, 17,675 cycles
- Part
- Spar Cap
- Part number
- ARB74171
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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.
What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 4C LT WING REAR SPAR LOWER CAP HAS CORROSION JUST BELOW NR 3 SPOILER. REPAIRED LT WING REAR SPAR LOWER CAP/VERTICAL FLANGE AFT SURFACE/BETWEEN XORS 582 & XORS 587, IAW VT-SAA EA 011-5710-01-A8708 REV. IR AND UPS EO MD11-5710-78522-A. (MINOR)