Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 22, 2021
Submitted
February 4, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48548
Aircraft time
87,503 hours, 21,427 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A7116501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Center Cargo
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 - STATION 5-113 TO STATION 5-123, LONGERON 44 LEFT LONGERON SPLICE FOUND CRACK. CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT STATION 5-113 TO STATION 5-123, LONGERON 44 LEFT CRACK LONGERON SPLICE REMOVED AND REPLACED PER SRM 51-31-01-0G. LONGERON SPLICE FABRICATED PER DOUGLAS DRAWING A5A7116 REVISION D. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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