Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 14, 2016
Submitted
February 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48501
Aircraft time
74,078 hours, 16,575 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A71241
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

UPON REMOVAL OF CENTRE CARGO COMPT BILGE AREA LONGERON L-48L, LH STA 1531 FOUND UPPER AND LOWER SPLICE ATTAHMENT CRACKED. CENTER CARGO COMPT BILGE AREA BS 1531 LONGERON 48 L CRACKED UPPER / LOWER SPLICES REMOVED & REPLACED WITH NEW FABRICATED SPLICES PER SRM 51-33-01-0G. NEW SPLICES FABRICATED IAW DWG A5A7124 REV 'D'. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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