Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 30, 2012
Submitted
August 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48458
Aircraft time
59,182 hours, 15,380 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4460
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
AGA7032501
Condition
Corroded
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 ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT, STA 6-70 TO STA 6-80, LONGERON 50R AND SPLICE FOUND CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-21-01 REVISION 50 MATERIAL REMOVED 0.089", MATERIAL REMAINED 0.001" ORIGINAL THICKNESS MEASURED 0.090" AND FOUND OUT OF LIMIT AS PER SRM 53-00-00 FIGURE 205 REVISION 50. CARRIED OUT REPAIR AS PER SRM 53-00-05 FIGURE 202 REVISION 50. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 115.

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