Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
February 9, 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
A5A7114511
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 - LOWER BILGE AREA LONGERON NR 49 RIGHT SPLICE FITTING BETWEEN STA 5-113 AND STA 1541 SUSPECT CRACKS. CRACKED SPLICE AT CENTER CARGO LOWER BILGE AREA LONGERON 49 RT SPLICE FITTING BETWEEN STA 5-113 AND STA 1541 REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FABRICATED SPLICE AS PER DWG A5A7114 AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOL. II.

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