Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 27, 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
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

FUSELAGE - CAC COMPARTMENT LONGERON SPLICE AT STA 6-85, LONGERON 52 FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 REVISION 46. NEW LONGERON SPLICE MACHINED FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING AAA7088-1 REVISION NEW. NEW MACAHINED FABRICATED LONGERON SPLICE INSTALLED PER SRM 51-33-01 REVISION 46. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 112.

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