Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 11, 2019
Submitted
October 25, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48401
Aircraft time
83,730 hours, 21,461 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
ADA7114523
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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 51 RIGHT SPLICE FITTING CRACK AT BETWEEN STATION 5-113 TO 1541. LONGERON SPLICE REMOVED AND INSTALLED A FABRICATED SPLICE IAW SRM 51-33-01-OG. SPLICE FITTING FABRICATED AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING A5A7114 REVISION J. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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