What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:3CCENTER UPPER AUXILIARY TANK FRONT SPAR CLIP BETWEEN STA X17 AND X46 IS CRACKED.REPLACED CRACKED CLIP IN CTR UPPER AUXILIARY TANK IAW SRM 51-33-01 (MINOR)
- Difficulty date
- October 4, 2022
- Submitted
- October 12, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N287UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48539
- Aircraft time
- 94,114 hours, 18,084 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- NPB628067
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.