Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 13, 2022
Submitted
October 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
94,421 hours, 20,288 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
A5A7114507
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 - BILGE STATION 5-113 TO STATION 1541 LONGERON 46 LEFT SPLICE FOUND CRACKED. SPLICE AT CENTER CARGO - BILGE STATION 5-113 TO STATION 1541 LONGERON 46 LEFT REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-33-01-0G. SPLICE FABRICATED BY MACHINING AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING : A5A7114 REVISION J AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-33-01-0G. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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