Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 20, 2004
Submitted
December 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48598
Aircraft time
40,990 hours, 6,033 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 - STA Y1541 STR36L LONGERON SPLICE CRACKED. SPLICE REMOVED PER SRM 51-33-01 VOLUME II. NEW LONGERON SPLICE FABRICATED PER DWG A5A7114 AND PART MARKED PER GMM 7-0-1001. NEW LONGERON SPLICE INSTALLED PER SRM 51-33-01 VOLUME II.

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