Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 16, 2026
Submitted
June 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48791
Aircraft time
75,517 hours, 19,760 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
AFA7225507
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 AREA LONGERON SPLICE FITTING FOUND CRACK BETWEEN STATION 1801-1821 LONGERON 46 RIGHT. CRACKED LONGERON SPLICE FITTING AT LOWER CENTER CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE AREA BETWEEN STATION 1801-1821, LONGERON - 46 RIGHT REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH FABRICATED LONGERON SPLICE FITTING PER MD11 SRM 51-33-01-0G. LONGERON SPLICE FITTING FABRICATED BY MACHINING AS PER DOUGLAS DRAWING AFA 7225 REVISION J. REPAIR CLASSIFED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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