Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
March 31, 2005
Submitted
May 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48501
Aircraft time
44,668 hours, 9,069 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
AEA0435U503
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

MAIN DECK, AT STA 1219 LT FRAME TO FLOORBEAM INTERSECTION AT LONGERON 27 LEFT FOUND CRACKED. MAIN DECK, DISCREPANT LONGERON AT STA 1219 LT L-27 REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW LONGERON: AEA 0435U503. NEW LONGERON LOCATED AND INSTALLED AS PER DRAWING AEA7605. MAJOR REPAIR AS PER GMM6-2-100.

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