Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 25, 2009
Submitted
August 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48471
Aircraft time
58,090 hours, 12,149 cycles
Part
Stringer Splice
Part number
A6A7112511
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 FOUND DURING X-RAY INSP AT STA 6-100. LONGERON 3R STRINGER SPLICE CRACKED LENGTH APPROX 0.5 INCH. REPAIRED AS PER SRM51-31-01 REV41 AND DOUGLAS DRAWING A6A7112 REV A (MAJOR REPAIR).

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