SDR FDEA201102010442

Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date: February 1, 2011
Submitted: February 15, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N614FE
Make and model: Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial: 48528
Aircraft time: 61,038 hours, 14,109 cycles
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Longeron Splice
Part number: AEA7633503
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

MAIN DECK - CRACK FOUND DURING X-RAY INSP AT STA 5-0, LONG 10R, LONGERON SPLICE. CRACK LENGTH APPROX 0.8". REPAIRED BY SECTIONAL SEAT TRACK REPLACEMENT FROM STATION 1069 TO STATION 1129, "X" = -27.5 AS PER SRM 53-00-52 FIGURE 201, REPAIR 1, REVISION 45. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100, REVISION 111.

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