Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 26, 2014
Submitted
December 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
75,558 hours, 14,645 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A711503
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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

CRACK FOUND DURING X-RAY INSPECTION AT STATION 5-123, ON LONGERON SPLICE 3R. CRACK LENGTH APPROX 1 INCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-33-01. NEW LONGERON SPLICE FABRICATED IAW DRAWING A5A7111 REVISION C. REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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