Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
February 7, 2004
Submitted
February 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48491
Aircraft time
40,429 hours, 6,859 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A71151
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

CENTER CARGO - LT TUNNEL AREA LONGERON NR 41 SPLICE FITTING BETWEEN STA 5-113 AND STA 1541 SUSPECT CRACK. CRACK SPLICE AT CENTER CARGO- LH TUNNEL AREA LONGERON 41 BETWEEN STA 5-113 AND STA 1541 REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW SPLICE AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOL. II.

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