Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 29, 2013
Submitted
February 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48480
Aircraft time
64,440 hours, 11,029 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A7114523
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1541
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

LOWER CENTER CARGO LONGERON SPLICE BETWEEN STATION 5-113 AND 1541, LONGERON 51 RT FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH FABRICATED SPLICE AS PER SRM 51-33-01 REVISION 51. SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING A5A7114 REVISION J. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 116.

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