Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 24, 2011
Submitted
May 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48460
Aircraft time
63,244 hours, 14,304 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
AEA76431
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1529 L31r
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

STATION 1529 LONGERON 31R EXTERIOR LONGERON END FITTING CRACKED. CRACKED LONGERON END FITTING (SPLICE) AT FUSELAGE STATION 1529 L319R EXTERIOR AREA REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 REVISION 46. NEW LONGERON END FITTING (SPLICE) MACHINED FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING AEA7643 REVISION B. NEW MACHINED FABRICATED LONGERON END FITTING (SPLICE) INSTALLED AT FUSELAGE STATION 1529 L31R EXTERIOR AREA AS PER SRM 51-33-01 REVISION 46. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 112.

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