What was found
CRACK - FOUND TAIL AFT BODY SECTION UPPER TORQUE BOX WEB CRACK AT Y=2015, X=-15, NRC U05023 ISSUED.
- Difficulty date
- June 7, 2010
- Submitted
- June 17, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N278WA
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48746
- Aircraft time
- 49,283 hours, 5,389 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4462
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Torque Box
- Part number
- AJC737257
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.