# SDR 08FDEA04519

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 24, 2008
- Submitted: November 13, 2008
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N578FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N578FE), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-11F
- Registry model: [Doug MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 48458
- Aircraft time: 47,916 hours, 12,664 cycles
- System (JASC): [5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5313)
- Part: Longeron
- Part number: A6A70031
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Zone 200
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: X
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA04519

## Discrepancy

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.