Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 17, 2020
Submitted
December 31, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48598
Aircraft time
85,075 hours, 17,838 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
ACA37961
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Ww
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

FUSELAGE: DURING NOSE LANDING GEAR LEFT HAND TRUNNION FITTING REPAIR, FOUND LONGERON 49 LEFT HAND CRACKED AT STATION Y=595. NOSE LANDING GEAR LEFT HAND STATION Y=595 TRUNNION FITTING CRACKED LONGERON 49 LEFT HAND. REMOVED AND REPLACED, AS PER MD-11 SRM 51-33-01-0G AND FABRICATED LONGERON, AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING ACA3796 REVSION A. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR, PER GMM 6-2-100.

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