What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 4C, FITTING CRACKED ON CENTER, LOWER AUXILARY TANK AT 3:00 POS RT SIDE 4TH FRAME FROM REAR. FABRICATED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW SRM 51-33-01 PG 45, PARA 9 AND PG 30, PARA 8.
- Difficulty date
- January 10, 2013
- Submitted
- January 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N272UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48571
- Aircraft time
- 52,250 hours, 13,185 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- AYB703512
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuel Cell
- 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.