Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 18, 2021
Submitted
March 5, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48491
Aircraft time
86,980 hours, 19,178 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
AFA71021
Condition
Corroded
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 1701 TO STATION 1721 , LONGERON 51 LEFT LONGERON SPLICE FOUND CORROSION. CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT - STATION 1701 TO STATION 1721 LONGERON 51 LEFT LONGERON SPLICE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01-0G. FABRICATED SPLICE AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING AFA7102-1 REVISION E. REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR PER GMM 6-2- 100.

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