# SDR FDEA202110062473

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 6, 2021
- Submitted: October 21, 2021
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N597FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N597FE), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-11F
- Registry model: [Doug MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 48596
- Aircraft time: 89,281 hours, 18,689 cycles
- System (JASC): [5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5313)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202110062473

## Discrepancy

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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