Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 19, 2019
Submitted
July 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48565
Aircraft time
77,891 hours, 15,447 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
AFA71021
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE AREA LONGERON 50 RIGHT SPLICE FITTING FOUND CRACK BETWEEN STATION 1701 - 1721. LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE AREA LONGERON 50 RIGHT SPLICE FITTING CRACK BETWEEN STATION 1701 TO STATION 1721 REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER DRAWING AFA7102 REV E AND SRM 51-33-01-0G. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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