Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 26, 2008
Submitted
August 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48499
Aircraft time
58,518 hours, 12,415 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
AEA76431
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1521 L29r
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

RIGHT FUSELAGE EXTERNAL LONGERON END FITTING AT STA 1521.000 LONGERON 29 FOUND WITH CRACK. HFEC INSPECTION CARRIED OUT PER DAC NDT SPM REVISION 13.06-06-10-01.001, CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH LONG. CRACKED SPLICE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOLUME II. NEW SPLICE REWORKED AS PER DRAWING AEA7643. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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