Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
November 28, 2003
Submitted
December 1, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48548
Aircraft time
38,083 hours, 8,812 cycles
Part
Longeron
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

AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LOWER EXTRUDED LONGERON RIGHT SIDE FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED LONGERON AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOL 2 & FABRICATED NEW LONGERON AS PER DRAWING AJC7001. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON AT FX - AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LOWER EXTRUDED RT SIDE AS PER SRM 51-35-01 VOL2 & SRM 51-33-01 VOL2.

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