Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 24, 2021
Submitted
February 26, 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
A5A7114525
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Bay
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 - LEFT HAND TUNNEL STATION 5-113 TO STATION 5-123 , LONGERON 35 LEFT LONGERON SPLICE FOUND CRACK. CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT LEFT HAND TUNNEL STATION 5-113 TO STATION 5-123 LONGERON 35 LEFT LONGERON SPLICE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01-0G. FABRICATED LONGERON SPLICE AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING A5A7114 REVISION J. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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