What was found
LONGERON 16 RT BETWEEEN BS 1239-1256 FOUND CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED PER SRM 51-21-01, REV 47 AND FOUND CRACKED. LONGERON REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 REV 47. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REV 112.
- Difficulty date
- September 26, 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
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- AEA7037501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1239-1256
- 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.