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Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date: June 4, 2020
Submitted: June 8, 2020
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N620FE
Make and model: Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial: 48791
Aircraft time: 64,210 hours, 16,260 cycles
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Longeron Splice
Part number: A5A7114533
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
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

CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT, UPON REMOVAL OF LONGERON ACCESS LONGERON SPLICE AT STATION 1531 LONGERON 39 RIGHT HAND FOUND CRACK. LONGERON SPLCE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01-0G. LONGERON SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER DRAWING A5A7114 , REVISION J. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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