Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 9, 2025
Submitted
January 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48547
Aircraft time
96,107 hours, 23,459 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
ADA8424523
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 FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE AREA LONGERON SPLICE FITTING FOUND CRACK APPROXIMATELY 0.5 INCH AT BETWEEN STATION 6-0 TO 6-10 LONGERON 50 LEFT. LOWER FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE AREA AT BETWEEN STATION 6-0 TO 6-10 LONGERON 50 LEFT CRACKED LONGERON SPLICE FITTING REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH FABRICATED LONGERON SPLICE FITTING AS PER MD-11 SRM 51-33-01-0G. LONGERON SPLICE FITTING FABRICATED BY MACHINING AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING ADA8424 REVISION A. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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