# SDR FDEA201201250331

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 25, 2012
- Submitted: February 13, 2012
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N574FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N574FE), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-11F
- Registry model: [Doug MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 48499
- Aircraft time: 69,016 hours, 14,808 cycles
- System (JASC): [5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5313)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201201250331

## Discrepancy

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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