Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 14, 2025
Submitted
March 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48479
Aircraft time
93,403 hours, 19,559 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
AFA7113505
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 BILGE AREA LONGERON 46RIGHT SPLICE FITTING FOUND CRACK BETWEEN STATION 1661-1681. LOWER CENTER CARGO BILGE AREA LONGERON 46RIGHT BETWEEN STATION 1661-1681 CRACKED SPLICE FITTING REMOVED AND REPLACED BY FABRICATED SPLICE PER MD-11 SRM 51- 33-01-0G. SPLICE FABRICATED PER DOUGLAS DRAWING AFA7113 REVISION J. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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