Service difficulty report · Splice · 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
Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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 RT TUNNEL BETWEEN STA 5-113 TO STA 1541 NR 38 LONGERON SPLICE FOUND CRACK. REMOVED DAMAGED LONGERON SPLICE AS PER SRM 51-31-01, VOL.II AND FABRICATED NEW SPLICE AS PER DRAWING A5A7114. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE AT CENTER CARGO RT TUNNEL BETWEEN STA 5-113 TO 1541, NR 38 LONGERON AS PER DRAWING N5A6774.

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