Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 22, 2013
Submitted
March 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48479
Aircraft time
66,145 hours, 11,266 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A7114517
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 38L BETWEEN BS 5-113 AND 1541 FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW LONGERON SPLICE AS PER SRM 51-33-01 REVISION 51. LONGERON SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING A5A7114 REVISION J. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 116.

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