Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 31, 2018
Submitted
September 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48528
Aircraft time
80,766 hours, 19,806 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
AGA7112511
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

CRACK LINE IMAGE FOUND ON X-RAY FILM AT FWD TRANSVERSE SKIN SPLICE ASSY AT STA 6-100, LT LONGERON 4, NR 5 HOLE TO NR 6 HOLE (FROM CENTER OF SPLICE ASSY) OF CENTER FASTENER ROW. CRACK LONGERON SPLICE AT STA 6-100, LT LONGERON 4 REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FABRICATED LONGERON SPLICE AS PER SRM 51-33-01-0G. LONGERON SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING AGA7112 REVISION A. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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