Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 14, 2020
Submitted
December 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48598
Aircraft time
85,075 hours, 17,838 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A7114521
Condition
Cracked
Location
Center Cargo
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 STATION 5-113 TO 1541 RIGHT HAND LONGERON 39 SPLICE END SUSPECT CRACK, CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT AT STATION 5-113 TO STATION 1541 RIGHT HAND LONGERON 39. CRACKED SPLICE REMOVED AND REPLACED, AS PER SRM 51-33-01-0G. SPLICE FABRICATED BY MACHINING, AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING A5A 7114 REVISION J. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR, PER GMM 6-2-100.

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