Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
November 13, 2005
Submitted
November 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48480
Aircraft time
45,039 hours, 6,353 cycles
Part
Longeron 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

FOUND CENTER CARGO, STA 5-113 TO 1541 LONGERON 30 RT SPLICE CRACKED. REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOLUME II. NEW LONGERON SPLICE MACHINED AS PER DRAWING A5A7112 AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOLUME II. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

More about the Doug MD-11