Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 5, 2008
Submitted
December 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48500
Aircraft time
56,868 hours, 11,615 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
AFA7105513
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

AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT RIGHT TUNNEL, LONGERON SPLICE FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 1861 L-38. REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOLUME II WITH NEW FABRICATED LONGERON SPLICE AS PER DRAWING AFA7105. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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