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
AFA7175
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1681-1701
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 BILGE AREA, LONGERON SPLICE BETWEEN STA 1681 AND 1701, LONGERON 50RT FOUND CRACKED. NEW LONGERON SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER SRM 53-00-05 REVISION 48. SPLICE REMOVED AND REPAIR AS PER SRM 51-31-01 REVISION 48. AND SRM 51-33-01 REVISION 48. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 114.

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