Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 31, 2016
Submitted
November 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48598
Aircraft time
75,144 hours, 14,896 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A71111
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

TWO CRACK INDICATIONS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH, EACH LENGTH FOUND DURING X-RAY INSPECTION AT STA 5-123, LONGERON 1L SPLICE AFT AND FWD CTR SECTION. THE LONGERON SPLICE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-33-01-0G. A NEW LONGERON SPLICE WAS FABRICATED IAW DWG #A5A7111 REV C AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-33-01-0G. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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