Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 7, 2005
Submitted
January 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48458
Aircraft time
38,618 hours, 10,596 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
AFA77761
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 COMPARTMENT STATION 1571 LONGERON 48 RIGHT HAND FOUND CORRODED AROUND FASTENER AREA. CORROSION REMOVED AT CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT STATION 1571 LONGERON 48 RIGHT FOUND EXCEEDED LIMIT AS PER SRM 53-00-01 FIGURE 3 VOLUME I. ORIGINAL THICKNESS=0.100", REMAINING THICKNESS=0.062", MATERIAL REMOVED=0.038". REFER TO SNRM N1269 FOR LONGERON 48R REPLACEMENT FROM STATION 5-123 TO STATION 1588.

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