Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 29, 2012
Submitted
July 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48767
Aircraft time
56,418 hours, 12,599 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A7116513
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 LONGITUDINAL SPLICE FOUND CRACKED AT STATION 5-113 TO STA 1551, LONGERON 47RT. LONGERON REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 REVISION 49 AND REPLACED WITH NEW FABRICATED SPLICE AS PER DRAWING A5A7116 REVISION D AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-33-01 REVISION 49. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 115.

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