Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 22, 2007
Submitted
May 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N613FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48749
Aircraft time
40,459 hours, 8,910 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
ASA7112527
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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

AFTER BLANKET REMOVAL FOR WINDOW FRAME INSPECTION, MAIN DECK CARGO COMPARTMENT, RIGHT LONGERON 24R SPLICE STA 5-123 FOUND CRACKED. MAIN DECK CARGO COMPARTMENT - RIGHT HAND LONGERON 24R CRACKED SPLICE STA 5- 123 REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOLUME II. NEW SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING NO.: A5A7112 AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOLUME II. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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