# SDR FDEA2019021100316

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 10, 2019
- Submitted: March 1, 2019
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N608FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N608FE), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-11F
- Registry model: [Doug MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 48548
- Aircraft time: 82,861 hours, 20,106 cycles
- System (JASC): [5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5313)
- Part: Longeron Splice
- Part number: A5A7114517
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Zone 100
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2019021100316

## Discrepancy

LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT LONGERON 38 LEFT SPLICE FITTING FOUND CRACKED   BETWEEN STATION 5-113 - 1541 LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT LONGERON 38 LEFT SPLICE FITTING CRACKED   BETWEEN STATION 5-113 - 1541 REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-33-01-0G . NEW LONGERON SPLICE   FITTING FABRICATED BY MACHINING AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING A5A 7114 REVISION E AND   INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-33-01-0G . REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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