Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 8, 2011
Submitted
January 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48598
Aircraft time
60,598 hours, 10,518 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A7114511
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

LWR CTR CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE AREA STA 5-123, LONGERON 49 LT SPLICE FITTING FOUND CRACKED. SPLICE FITTING REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 REVISION 45. NEW SPLICE FITTING FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING A5A7114 REVISION F. THIS REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 111.

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