Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 10, 2019
Submitted
January 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48421
Aircraft time
86,438 hours, 19,761 cycles
Part
Splice
Part number
ADA84131
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

RADIOGRAPHY INSPECTION CARRIED OUT AND FOUND CRACK APPROX IMATELY 1" IN LENGTH AT STA 6-0 LONGERON 1 LEFT AT AFT CENTER SPLICE BETWEEN FASTENER 5 AND 6 AS MARKED. MAIN DECK CABIN AT STATION 6-0 LONGERON 1 LEFT AT AFT CENTRE CRACKED SPLICE REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-31-01-0G. NEW SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING ADA 8413 REV B, FABRICATED NEW SPLICE PROTECTED AND PAINTED AS PER SRM 51-21-01-0G. NEW FABRICATED SPLICE INSTALLED PER SRM 51-33-01-0G. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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