Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 6, 2021
Submitted
October 21, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48596
Aircraft time
89,281 hours, 18,689 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
AEA76531
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT STATION 5-63 LONGERON 48 LEFT HAND SPLICE FOUND WITH CORROSION. LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT STATION 5-63 LONGERON 48 LEFT HAND SPLICE CORROSION REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-21-01-OG AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMIT AS PER SRM 53- 00-00-2R FIGURE 206 REPAIR GENERAL. DAMAGED SPLICE REMOVED AND INSTALLED WITH FABRICATED SPLICE AS PER SRM 51-33-01-OG. SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING AEA7653 REVISION C . REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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