Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 1, 2020
Submitted
July 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48514
Aircraft time
85,360 hours, 20,708 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A7112513
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 RIGHT HAND TUNNEL LONGERON 34 RIGHT SPLICE FITTING FOUND CRACK BETWEEN STATION 5-113 - 1541. LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT RIGHT HAND TUNNEL LONGERON 34 RIGHT CRACKED SPLICE FITTING BETWEEN STATION 5-113 TO STATION 1541 REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH FABRICATED SPLICE AS PER MD-11 , SRM 51-33-01-0G. SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING : A5A 7112 , REVISION D. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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