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
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 LOWER CTR CARGO COMPT BILGE AREA BETWEEN STA 5-11 AND STA 5-32, LONGERON 49R, LONGERON SPLICE FITTING FOUND WITH CRACKED AS MARKED. EXISTING REPAIR CRACKED SPLICE REMOVED. NEW SPLICE FITTING FABRICATED. FPI C/O ON NEW SPLICE FITTING, FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. NEW SPLICE REWORKED, WITH HOLES PICK-UP, REPROTECTED AND PAINTED. NEW SPLICE INSTALLED LONGERON ITEM TRANSFERRED TO MPI CONTROL NO: P20505.

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