Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 26, 2009
Submitted
April 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48417
Aircraft time
63,859 hours, 11,594 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1119
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C FWD CARGO LT LONGERON 48 AT STA 1119 - 6-10 FOUND SPLICE AND LONGERON CORRODED AS MARKED. SPLICE AND LONGERON FASTENERS REMOVED, BETWEEN STA 1099 TO 1119 LONGERON 48L TRIMMED OFF REMOVED. HFEC INSPECTION C/O ON TRIM OUT LONGERON, FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. REPAIR LONGERON AND SPLICE FABRICATED. FPI C/O ON FABRICATED PARTS (9EA) AND FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. REPAIR LONGERON INSTALLED. NEW SPLICE SUPPORT REWORKED WITH FPI C/O, FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. NEW SPLICE INSTALLED.

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