Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 24, 2008
Submitted
November 13, 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
A6A70031
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
X
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

CRACK INDICATION FOUND DURING X-RAY INSPECTION AT STA 6-0, LONGERON - 1 LEFT AFT SECTION EDGE AS MARKED. CRACK LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 0.5 INCH STA 6-0, LONGERON, 1 LEFT CARRIED OUT REPAIR WITH FABRICATED INTERCOSTAL AS PER EA NR 1-5310-122615 (TITLE; FUSELAGE - MAIN FRAME - LONGERON 1 LEFT SPLICE REPAIR AT STA 6-00 TO 6-10). REPAIR LONGERON FABRICATED AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING A6A7003 AND SRM 53-10-00 FIGURE 2 VOLUME I. ALL REPAIR PARTS INSTALLED AS PER SRM 53-10-00 FIGURE 2 VOLUME I. THIS REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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