Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
September 15, 2005
Submitted
September 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48552
Aircraft time
44,798 hours, 6,693 cycles
Part
Longeron
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 AT BILGE AREA ADJACENT TO STATION 5-113 TO STATION 1541 LONGERON-49 RIGHT BRIM AREA FOUND CRACK. LONGERON SPLICE REMOVED AT BILGE AREA ADJACENT TO STATION 5-113 TO STATION 1541 LONGERON-49 RT AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOLUME II. NEW LONGERON SPLICE MACHINED AS PER DWG A5A7114. NEW LONGERON SPLICE INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOLUME II. THIS REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR REPAIR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

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