Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 16, 2019
Submitted
May 21, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48486
Aircraft time
66,622 hours, 15,527 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
AFA77341
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
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

MDIS 643 53-30 1586 16MAY19 MEM FACT U FOUND POPPED RIVETS AND BULGE ON FUSELAGE SKIN AFT OF LOWER BEACON (FOUND IN B CHECK NR9) SHGN 16MAY19 07:47 MEM U SHGN 16MAY19 07:52 MEM U REMOVED 4 DAMAGED RIVETS AT LOCATION OF CORROSION STA1661 STR 51L (TRANSFERRED FROM B CHECK JPF NR 9) U CUT OUT AND REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF LONGERON 51L AT LOCATION STA 1691 AND AFT TO FACTORY SPLICE AT STA 1710 IN REF. TO SRM 53-00-05-2R. CORROSION WAS LIMITED TO LONGERON ONLY. SHGN 18MAY19 01:49 MEM U MATERIAL VERIFICATION FOR LONGERON CUTOUT FABRICATED FROM MPN#1D0590T, CPN#0222553, 7150-T61511. MATERIAL VERIFICATION FOR LONGERON SPLICE MATERIAL FABRICATED FROM CPN#0201861, MPN# 1D1104T, 7150-T61511. PER SRM 53-50-05-01 AND 53-00-05-2R. FABRICATED REPLACEMENT LONGERON SECTION REF SRM 53-00-05-2R. FABRICATED LONGERON SPLICE FITTING PER EA 1-5310-T0347064 PART 1 AND REF SRM 53-00-05-2R. SHGN 19MAY19 02:47 MEM U SHGN 19MAY19 19:14 MEM U INSTALLED REPLACEMENT LONGERON SECTION WITH SPLICE FITTINGS AT STA 1691 AND STA 1710 PER EA 1-5310-T0347064 PART 1. FACT 20MAY19 15:41 MEM U.

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