Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 11, 2018
Submitted
October 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
84,954 hours, 17,583 cycles
Part
Splice
Part number
AJC7246507
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

LOWER AFTER CARGO WASTE TANK COMPARTMENT BILGE AREA, LONGERON 43 RIGHT END SPLICE FITTING FOUND CRACK STATION 1997.75. LOWER AFT CARGO WASTE TANK COMPARTMENT BILGE AREA LONGERON 43 RIGTH END SPLICE FITTING CRACK AT STATION 1997.75 REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-31-01-OG AND REPLACED WITH NEW FABRICATED SPLICE AS PER SRM 51-33-01-OG. SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING AJC 7246 REVSION F. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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