# SDR FDEA202507151211

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: July 15, 2025
- Submitted: July 15, 2025
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N609FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N609FE), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-11F
- Registry model: [Doug MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 48549
- Aircraft time: 98,554 hours, 23,867 cycles
- System (JASC): [5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5313)
- Part: Longeron
- Part number: ACA37962
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Nlg Trunnion
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202507151211

## Discrepancy

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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