What was found
LONGERON 48L FOUND CRACKED AFTER SPLICE REMOVAL FOR REPAIR, FORWARD OF STA 5 -113, CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW LONGERON IAW SRM 51-33-01 VOL.II. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW FEDEX GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 2006
- Submitted
- April 17, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N582FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48420
- Aircraft time
- 51,296 hours, 11,154 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- 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.