What was found
LOWER AUX CTR TANK - BS 1273 LONGERON 43L, (RIB 8 FROM FWD) FOUND CRACK ON THE CLIP ANGLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM51-31-01 REV 47. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REV 112.
- Difficulty date
- September 6, 2011
- Submitted
- October 3, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N643FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48486
- Aircraft time
- 48,609 hours, 9,839 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- AYB703511
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1273 L43l
- 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.