What was found
INSPECTION TYPE-C, LT WING LOWER WINGLET FOUND CRACKED AT AFT FITTING DURING BOROSCOPE INSPECTION. LT WING LOWER WINGLET CRACKED AFT FITTING REPLACED IAW EO MD11-5720- 27680-A APPENDIX D.
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 2008
- Submitted
- July 28, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N277UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48578
- Aircraft time
- 46,209 hours, 7,065 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Winglet
- 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.