Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 1, 2011
Submitted
June 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48446
Aircraft time
73,567 hours, 12,217 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fusleage
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

CRACK FOUND APPROX .7500" LENGTH DURING X-RAY INSPECTION AT STA 6-100, LONGERON 6R CENTER SECTION OF THE SPLICE. CRACKED LONGERON REMOVED. NEW LONGERON FABRICATED IAW DWG A6A7112 REV 'A'. FPI CARRIED OUT ON NEW FABRICATED LONGERON SPLICE FOUND NO CRACK. FABRICATED LONGERON SPLICE REWORKED IAW DWG A6A7112 REV 'A'. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM6-2-100 REV 112.

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