What was found
CABIN, RIGHT STATION 1781 LONGERON 13 RIGHT FRAME SPLICE FOUND CRACKED. FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING AFA0030. SPLICE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOL. II. THIS REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- January 19, 2009
- Submitted
- January 20, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N603FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48459
- Aircraft time
- 58,344 hours, 13,268 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- AFA003015
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- 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.