Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 22, 2008
Submitted
October 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48458
Aircraft time
47,916 hours, 12,664 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
A5A70251
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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

CENTER CARGO, LEFT STA 5-21 LONGERON 41 FOUND EXISTING REPAIR SPLICE FITTING CRACKED. REPAIR SPLICE AT CENTER CARGO LT BS 5-21 LONGERON 41 REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01. SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER SRM 53-10-00. SPLICE PROCTECTED AND PAINTED AS PER SRM 51-21-01. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

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