Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
June 25, 2009
Submitted
June 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N572FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48755
Aircraft time
45,697 hours, 7,721 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A7114513
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

CTR CARGO BILGE AREA AT STA 5-113 TO STA 1541 SPLICE FITTING ON LONGERON 52 FOUND CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOLUME II REVISION 40. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 107.

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