Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 15, 2020
Submitted
February 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48501
Aircraft time
83,314 hours, 19,387 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
ACA37962
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 595
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

NOSE LANDING GEAR Ï¿½ WHILE CARRING OUT RIGHT HAND TRUNNION FITTING REPAIR FOUND LONGERON 49 RIGHT HAND CRACK AT STATION Y=595. NOSE LANDING GEAR RIGHT HAND TRUNNION FITTING AREA CRACK LONGERON 49 RIGHT HAND STATION Y=595. REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER MD-11 SRM 51-33-01-0G AND FABRICATED LONGERON AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING ACA 3796 REVISION A. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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