# SDR FDEA20190320640

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 15, 2019
- Submitted: April 3, 2019
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N642FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N642FE), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-11F
- Registry model: [Doug MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 48485
- Aircraft time: 66,107 hours, 15,448 cycles
- System (JASC): [5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5313)
- Part: Longeron Splice
- 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/FDEA20190320640

## Discrepancy

LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE AREA LONGERON 44 LEFT SPLICE FITTING   FOUND CRACK BETWEEN STATION 5-113 TO 1541 AS MARKED CRACKED SPLICE FITTING AT LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE AREA LONGERON   44 LEFT BETWEEN STATION 5-113 TO 1541 REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01-0G.   SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING A5A 7116 REVISION D. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS   MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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