SDR 08FDEA00652

Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date: February 29, 2008
Submitted: February 29, 2008
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N604FE
Make and model: Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial: 48460
Aircraft time: 53,414 hours, 12,209 cycles
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Longeron Splice
Part number: A6A7112511
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 200
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

HFEC INSPECTION CARRIED OUT AND FOUND CRACK AT LONGERON NR 2 SPLICE WITH CRACK LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH AT STATION 6-100. CRACKED LONGERON SPLICE AT STATION 6-100, REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-31-01, VOL 2. NEW LONGERON SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING A6A7112 AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-31-01, VOL 2. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

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