Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
May 20, 2004
Submitted
May 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
39,447 hours, 9,007 cycles
Part
Splice
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 SPLICE FITTING AT LONGERON 38 LEFT STA 1541. SUSPECT CRACK ORIGINATING FROM THE RIVET AREAS. CRACK SPLICE FITTING REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOL II. NEW SPLICE FITTING FABRICATED AS PER DWG A5A7114 AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOL II.

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