Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 16, 2011
Submitted
March 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48479
Aircraft time
60,442 hours, 9,802 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
ADA8424527
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LOWER FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE AREA STA 6-05, LONGERON 52. SPLICE FITTING FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED AND NEW SPLICE FITTING P/N FXADA8424-527 INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 REVISION 45. NEW SPLICE FITTING. FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING ADA8424 REVISION A. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 112.

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