What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:4C, MAIN CABIN LONGERON 2 LT SPLICE CRACKED INSIDE THE CHANNEL AT STA 1531. FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SPLICE FITTING AT STA 1531, L2L, REF EO MD11-5340-42527-A AND STASA EA 011-5340-01-A3056 REV IR.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 2011
- Submitted
- May 11, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N251UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48744
- Aircraft time
- 43,384 hours, 8,664 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1531 L2l
- 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.