Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 9, 2022
Submitted
July 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48753
Aircraft time
86,105 hours, 18,051 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
AFA71021
Condition
Cracked
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

CENTER CARGO - UPON REMOVAL FOR ACCESS , STATION 1701 TO STATION 1721 LONGERON 52 SPLICE FOUND CRACKED. CRACKED SPLICE AT STATION 1701 TO STATION 1721 LONGERON 52 REMOVED AS PER SRM 51- 33-01-0G. SPLICE FABRICATED BY MACHINING AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING : AFA7102 REVISION E AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-33-01-0G. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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