# SDR FDEA201904024607

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 14, 2019
- Submitted: April 5, 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
- Part number: A5A7116509
- 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/FDEA201904024607

## Discrepancy

LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE AREA LONGERON 45 RIGHT SPLICE FITTING   FOUND CRACK BETWEEN STATION 5-113 TO 1541 AS MARKED CRACK SPLICE FITTING AT LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE AREA  LONGERON   45   RIGHT BETWEEN STATION 5-113 TO 1541 REMOVED AND REPLACED SPLICE FITTING AS PER   SRM 51-33-01-OG. SPLICE FITTING FABRICATED AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING A5A7116   REVISION   D. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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