Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 9, 2007
Submitted
March 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48596
Aircraft time
49,762 hours, 7,839 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A7114519
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 RT TUNNEL AREA, LONGERON 37R SPLICE AT STA 1531 SUSPECTED CRACKED CENTER CARGO RT TUNNEL AREA LONGERON 37R SPLICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOL II. THIS REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER FEDEX GMM 6-2-100.

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