Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 6, 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
Condition
Corroded
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 FWD CARGO COMPT BILGE AREA AT STA 939, LONG 52, WHILE DOING AFT SIDE LONGERON REPAIR FOUND ANOTHER CORROSION. CORRODED LONG TRIM OFF. HFEC INSPECTION C/O ON TRIM OFF AREA, FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. REPAIR LONGERON AND LONGERON SPLICE FABRICATED. FPI C/O ON BOTH, FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. REPAIR LONGERON AND SPLICE REPROTECTED, PAINTED AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 53-10-00 FIG 1, VOL I, REV 40. ITEM TRANSFERRED TO MPI CONTROL NR P20506.

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