What was found
FRAME END CAP AT BS 555, NEAR LONGERON 32R, IN AIR CONDITION PACK NR 3 COMPARTMENT, FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-35- 01, REVISION 51.. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100, REVISION 115.
- Difficulty date
- November 21, 2012
- Submitted
- December 12, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48470
- Aircraft time
- 65,254 hours, 13,965 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- ACA31371
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 555
- 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.