Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 31, 2008
Submitted
August 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48470
Aircraft time
55,403 hours, 11,564 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
ACA37961
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 700
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

01 EACH FASTENER HOLE FOUND CRACK AT 5 AND 9 O'CLOCK POSITIONS (APPROXIMATELY 1/8 INCH LENGTH) AT NOSE LANDING GEAR LEFT SIDE TRUNNION FITTING LOWER LONGERON. CRACK LOWER LONGERON AT NOSE LANDING GEAR LEFT SIDE TRUNNION FITTING REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOLUME II. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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