# SDR FDEA201201260343

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 26, 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): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin Splice
- Part number: AEA7634501
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Zone 200
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: E
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201201260343

## Discrepancy

DURING HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, FOUND A CRACK AT TRANSVERSE SKIN SPLICE, STATION 5-0, LONGERON 4LT ON THE CENTER ROW FASTENER NR 4 TOWARD NR 5 FASTENER APPROX .5" LONG COUNT FROM FORWARD.  REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 REVISION 48.  SPLICE MACHINED AS PER DRAWING AEA7634 REVISION D.    REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 114.

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