Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 28, 2003
Submitted
August 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48514
Aircraft time
37,601 hours, 8,599 cycles
Part
Splice
Part number
A5A7114507
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.

What was found

CTR CARGO COMPT BILGE AREA STA 5-113 THRU 1541 LONGERON 46L SPLICE FITTING FOUND CRACK. CTR CARGO STA 5-113 THRU STA 1541 CRACK LONGERON 46L SPLICE REMOVED AND NEW SPLICE INSTALLED AS PER DWG A5A7114 AND SRM 51-33-01 VOL II.

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