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Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date: March 22, 2013
Submitted: April 5, 2013
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N604FE
Make and model: Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial: 48460
Aircraft time: 68,127 hours, 15,647 cycles
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Longeron Splice
Part number: A5A7114503
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

LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT, LONGERON SPLICE AT BS 5-123, LONGERON 43 RT FOUND CRACKED. LONGERON SPLICE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-33-01 REVISION 52. FABRICATED IAW DRAWING A5A7114 REVISION J. REPAIR CLASSIFED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 116.

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