SDR 04FDEA02503

Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date: August 19, 2004
Submitted: September 8, 2004
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N578FE
Make and model: Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial: 48458
Aircraft time: 34,367 hours, 9,652 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Splice
Part number: NFA6310
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 200
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

MAIN DECK, RIGHT HAND SIDE STA 5-113 STA 1541 LONGERON 25 FOUND CRACKED. MAIN DECK, RIGHT HAND SIDE STA 5-11 TO STA 1541 DAMAGED. LONGERON 25 CUT, REMOVED AND FABRICATED PER SRM 53-10-00 TYPE 1 VOLUME I. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS AND EXISTING SPLICE INSTALLED PER SRM 53-10-00 TYPE 1 VOLUME I AND SRM 53-33-01 VOLUME II.

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