Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 26, 2011
Submitted
February 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
64,999 hours, 11,719 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A6A7112507
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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

ONE CRACK FOUND DURING HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSP AT STA 6-100, LONGERON 1L, STRINGER SPLICE CRACK LENGTH APPROX 1". CRACKED LONGERON SPLICE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 REVISION 45. NEW LONGERON SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER DWG A6A7112-507 REVISION A. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 111.

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