What was found
DURING INSTALLATION OF L3 DOOR, EXTERNAL LONGERON 28 LHS STA1289 (P/N AEA7545-1) FOUND TO HAVE EXFOLIATED CORROSION AT UPPER LEG. CORROSION REMOVED AND AREA FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS PER FEDEX EA :1-5340-T0369519.
- Difficulty date
- July 1, 2022
- Submitted
- July 14, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N649FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48801
- Aircraft time
- 86,555 hours, 16,395 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- AEA75451
- 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.