What was found
FUSELAGE TRANSVERSE FRAME LT CRACKED AT 2 PLACES STA Y= 535, LONGERON 19L-20L WAS 1.531 INCHES AND AT LONGERON 23L-24L WAS 2.781 INCHES. R&R FRAME PER DWG SRZ-53-503, SRM 51-21-01 VOL II.
- Difficulty date
- September 17, 2002
- Submitted
- October 15, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N617FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48748
- Aircraft time
- 24,975 hours, 5,616 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- 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.