Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 27, 2021
Submitted
July 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N612FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48605
Aircraft time
85,658 hours, 21,052 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Ww
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
U
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

DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT OPEN HOLE INSPECTION ON ALL AFFECTED / ACCESSED FASTENER HOLES AT LEFT HAND NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNION IN ACCORDANCE WITH EA 1-5310-T0362355 P1 STEP 2, FOUND CRACK INDICATION ON FASTENER HOLE AT STATION 583 LONGERON 49 LEFT. LEFT HAND NOSE LANDING GEAR STATION 583 LONGERON 49 LEFT REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01-0G. FABRICATED LONGERON AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING ACA3796 REVISION A. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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