Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 2, 2017
Submitted
October 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48401
Aircraft time
79,230 hours, 20,007 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A71121
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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

MAIN DECK LT LONGERON SPLICE 7L AT BS 5-123 FOUND CRACKED. THE LONGERON SPLICE WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-33-01-0G. A NEW LONGERON SPLICE WAS FABRICATED IAW DRAWING A5A7112 REVISION D, AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-33-01-0G. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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