Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 22, 2011
Submitted
October 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48486
Aircraft time
48,609 hours, 9,839 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
AGA31861
Condition
Corroded
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

STA 1079 TO 1099 LONGERON 45R SURFACE CORROSION FOUND EXEEDED LIMITS. CORROSION ON LONGERON REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-21-01 REV 47. MATERIAL MEASURED THICKNESS 0.096 INCH; MATERIAL REMOVED = 0.040 INCH; MATERIAL REMAINED = 0.056 INCH. FOUND EXCEEDED LIMIT PER SRM 53-00-00 REV 47, FIGURE 205. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON AS PER SRM 51-31-01 REV 47. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REV 112.

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