Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 15, 2025
Submitted
July 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
98,554 hours, 23,867 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
ACA37962
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Trunnion
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

FUSELAGE - WHILE ACCOMPLISHING REPETITIVE HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION ON RIGHT HAND NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNION WEB APPROXIMATELY STATION 583 X= -24 AREA FOUND ADDITIONAL CRACK FINDINGS ON LONGERON CRACK LENGTH 0.5 INCH. RIGHT HAND NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNION WEB STATION 583 X=-24 CRACK LONGERON REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER MD-11 SRM 51-35-01-0G WITH FABRICATED LONGERON AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING ACA3796 REVISION A, REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100.

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