Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 12, 2010
Submitted
April 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48469
Aircraft time
55,452 hours, 11,861 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A6A7112507
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
X
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 1L SPLICE. CRACK LENGTH IS APPROX 1.3750". LONGERON SPLICE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-33-01, REV 43 (MAJOR REPAIR).

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