Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 23, 2010
Submitted
September 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48458
Aircraft time
53,424 hours, 13,957 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
A5A70011
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
X
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CRACK INDICATION FOUND APROXIMATELY 0.3" IN LENGTH DURING X-RAY INSPECTION AT STATION 5-123, LONGERON 1L FORWARD SECTION EDGE. CRACK AT LONGERON 1L AT STATION 5-123 REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-00-05 FIGURE 201 REVISION 44. INTERCOASTAL REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 REVISION 44. INTERCOASTAL FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING AFA3121 REVISION AV. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 110.

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