Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 25, 2012
Submitted
February 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48499
Aircraft time
69,016 hours, 14,808 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A7114
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

CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT - LONGERON SPLICE AT STA 1531/ 5-123 LONGERON 30RH FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FABRICATED LONGERON SPLICE AS PER DRAWING A5A7112 REVISION D AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 REVISION 48. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 114.

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