What was found
CENTER CARGO BAY LONGERON SPLICE FITTING FOUND CRACKED AT STA 5-135 LONGERON 34R. SPLICE FABRICATED IAW DWG A5A7112 REV D. R & R IAW SRM 51-33-01-0G. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.
- Difficulty date
- June 9, 2015
- Submitted
- June 11, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N573FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48769
- Aircraft time
- 570 hours, 12,063 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- A5A7112513
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- 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.