Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 16, 2015
Submitted
July 17, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48486
Aircraft time
577 hours, 12,657 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A7114511
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 BAY BILGE AREA LONGERON SPLICE 49L, FOUND CRACKED AT BS 5-113 TO 1541. LONGERON SPLICE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-33-01-0G. FABRICATED A NEW LONGERON SPLICE IAW DWG A5A7114 REVISION F AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 1-33-01-0G. REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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