SDR FDEA201511203721

Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date: November 20, 2015
Submitted: December 9, 2015
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N601FE
Make and model: Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial: 48401
Aircraft time: 750 hours, 18,719 cycles
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Longeron
Part number: ACA37962
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
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

NOSE LANDING GEAR, UPON REMOVAL OF RT TRUNNION FITTING ASSEMBLY WITH REFERENCE TO SNRM N00831, FOUND LONGERON CRACKED. NLG AT RT TRUNNION FITTING ASSEMBLY AREA CRACKED LONGERON, PN ACA3796-2. R & R IAW SRM 51-31-01-0G. FOR REMOVAL OF LONGERON REFER SNRM N00831 FOR WORK DETAILS. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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