Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 1, 2005
Submitted
August 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48470
Aircraft time
47,942 hours, 9,821 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

CENTER CARGO STATION 5-93 TO STATION 5-113 LONGERON 46R CORROSION FOUND AT TWO LOCATION AS MARKED. CORRODED LONGERON AT 46R CTR CARGO STA 5-93 TO STA 5-113 ON TWO LOCATION CARRIED OUT REPAIR AS PER SRM 53-10-00 FIG. 2. VOL. I. AND FEDEX EA 1-5310-87568 (TITLE: FUSELAGE - LONGERON L46 RH - INSTALLATION OF AN SRM TYPE SPLICE REPAIR WITH BOEING APPROVAL). REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

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