Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
June 26, 2009
Submitted
June 26, 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
ADA8424527
Condition
Corroded
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

FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE AREA STA 1119 THRU 6-10 LONGERON 52 SPLICE FITTING FOUND CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 VOLUME II REVISION 40. SPLICE FITTING FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING ADA8424 REVISION A. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 107.

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