Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 21, 2012
Submitted
October 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48481
Aircraft time
69,546 hours, 14,423 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A7114505
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 LONGERON SPLICE AT 43RH BETWEEN STA 5-113 TO STA 1541 FOUND CRACKED. LONGERON SPLICE REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 REVISION 50. LONGERON SPLICE FABRICATED IAW DRAWING A5A7114 REVISION E. INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 REVISION 50. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 115.

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