SDR FDEA202208101950

Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date: August 10, 2022
Submitted: August 10, 2022
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N588FE
Make and model: Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial: 48490
Aircraft time: 92,791 hours, 20,853 cycles
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Longeron Splice
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

CENTRE CARGO COMPARTMENT, FOUND UNDERFLOOR LONGERON SPLICE SUSPECT CRACK BETWWEEN ATATION 1521 TO 1541, LONGERON 49 LEFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER SRM 51-31-01-OG. LONGERON SPLICE FABRICATED BY MACHINING PER DOUGLAS DRAWING A5A7114 REVISION J. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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