Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 16, 2009
Submitted
February 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48481
Aircraft time
58,726 hours, 11,729 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
AFA7181509
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.

What was found

MAIN DECK CARGO COMPARTMENT, FUSELAGE LEFT LONGERON SPLICE AT STA 1651 LONGERON 13 FOUND CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES. REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOLUME II. NEW LONGERON SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING AFA7181. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

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