Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
September 13, 2005
Submitted
September 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48552
Aircraft time
44,798 hours, 6,693 cycles
Part
Splice
Condition
Cracked
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 - LONGERON SPLICE ADJACENT TO STA 1541 L-40 LEFT HAND BRIM AREA FOUND CRACK. LONGERON SPLICE ADJACENT TO STA 1541 LLONGERON 40 LEFT HAND BRIM AREA REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOL II. NEW LONGERON SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING A5A7114 AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOL II. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

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