SDR FDEA200903251033

Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date: March 25, 2009
Submitted: March 25, 2009
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N596FE
Make and model: Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial: 48554
Aircraft time: 59,587 hours, 10,422 cycles
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Longeron Splice
Part number: A5A70181
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

CRACK-LONGERON SPLICE FITTING AT STA5-123 S33R IN CENTRE CARGO COMPARTMENT. CARRIED OUT REPAIR BY SECTIONAL LONGERON REPLACEMENT AS PER SRM 53-10-00 FIGURE 2, VOLUME I, REVISION 40. THIS REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100, REVISION 107.

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