Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 11, 2009
Submitted
April 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48514
Aircraft time
57,345 hours, 12,752 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 STA 1651 LONGERON 13 RIGHT SPLICE DOUBLER FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOLUME II, REVISION 40. NEW SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER AFA7181 REVISION E. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100, REVISION 107.

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