Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 17, 2007
Submitted
August 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48553
Aircraft time
53,354 hours, 8,663 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1521
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

FUSELAGE, LEFT EXTERIOR SURFACE LONGERON END CAP FITTING AT STA 1521 LONGERON 30L FOUND CRACKED. 08/31/07 REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOLUME II. NEW SPLICE END CAP FITTING FABRICATED AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING AEA7643 AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOLUME II. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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