Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 17, 2012
Submitted
December 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48470
Aircraft time
65,254 hours, 13,965 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
AFA77711
Condition
Cracked
Location
L3l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
X
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

X-RAY INSPECTION FOUND CRACKED INDICATION APPROX 2" IN LENGTH AT CABIN, STATION 5-123, LONGERON 3 LT AFT SECTION EDGE. REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-00-05 FIGURE 202 REPAIR 1 REVISION 51. NEW LONGERON SEGMENT FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING AFA7771 REVISION C AND INSTALLED PER SRM 51-31-01 REVISION 51. REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 115.

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