Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 27, 2021
Submitted
October 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48443
Aircraft time
110,995 hours, 23,309 cycles
Part
Splice
Part number
AEA7634501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 270
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
X
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

01 EACH CRACK INDICATION FOUND APPROXIMATE 0.5 " IN LENGTH DURING X-RAY INSPECTION AT STATION 5-0 , LONGERON SPLICE - 3 LEFT. 01 EACH CRACKED AT STATION 5-0 LONGERON SPLICE 3 LEFT REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-33-01-0G. LONGERON SPLICE PART NUMBER : AEA7634-501 FABRICATED BY MACHINING AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING AEA7634 REVISION : B. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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