Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 5, 2023
Submitted
July 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48486
Aircraft time
76,363 hours, 18,402 cycles
Part
Splice
Part number
A5A7114515
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

LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE STATION 5-123 LONGERON 50 RIGHT HAND SPLICE FITTING FOUND WITH 0.50 INCH CRACK. CRACKED SPLICE FITTING AT LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE STATION 5-123 LONGERON 50 RIGHT HAND REMOVED AS PER MD-11 SRM 51-33-01-OG. SPLICE FITTING FABRICATED BY MACHINING AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING: A5A7114 REVISION J. FABRICATED SPLICE FITTING INSTALLED LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE STATION 5-123 LONGERON 50 RIGHT HAND AREA AS PER MD-11 SRM 51-33-01-OG. REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

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