Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 11, 2017
Submitted
July 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48476
Aircraft time
78,546 hours, 14,290 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
AEA76341
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

DURING AN X-RAY INSPECTION ON TRANSVERSE SKIN SPLICE STA 5-0 FOUND CRACK INDICATION AT LONGERON SPLICE 1R. A NEW LONGERON SPLICE WAS FABRICATED IAW DRAWING AEA7634, REVISION B. REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-33-01-0G. THE REPAIR WAS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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