What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:4C, AFTER REMOVAL OF SPLICE FITTING ON LONGERON 52 AT FS 1129/6-73.5 FOUND 2EA CRACKS ON SPLICE FITTING. R & R SPLICED FITTING ON L52 AT FS1129/6-73.5 REF. SRM 51-33-01 PG 30 AND 45.
- Difficulty date
- June 24, 2011
- Submitted
- July 13, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N259UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48417
- Aircraft time
- 68,493 hours, 12,740 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- AAA7088U1
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fs 1129 L52
- 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.