Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
February 17, 2023
Submitted
February 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48421
Aircraft time
95,562 hours, 22,465 cycles
Part
Splice
Part number
AAA7042504
Condition
Cracked
Location
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 AVIONICS COMPARTMENT, COMPARTMENT RIGHT HAND SIDE SPLICE FITTING AT STATION 1139 APPROXIMATELY LONGERON 29 - LONGERON 30 FOUND CRACK. CENTER AVIONICS COMPARTMENT, COMPARTMENT RIGHT HAND SIDE CRACKED SPLICE FITTING AT STATION 1139 APPROXIMATELY LONGERON 29 - LONGERON 30 REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER MD-11 SRM 51-33-01-0G. FABRICATED (MACHINING) SPLICE FITTING AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING AAA7042 REVISION D. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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