Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 9, 2022
Submitted
August 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48553
Aircraft time
93,768 hours, 19,718 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A7114507
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 - BILGE STATION 5-113 TO 1541 LONGERON 46 LEFT SPLICE SUSPECT CRACKED. CRACKED SPLICE AT CENTER CARGO - BILGE STATION 5-113 TO 1541 LONGERON 46 LEFT REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH FABRICATED SPLICE AS PER SRM 51-33-01-0G. SPLICE FABRICATED AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING A5A7114 REVISION J. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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