What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 4C, LONGERON SPLICE CRACKED AT BS 1651, L13L. REMOVED, FABRICATED, & INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SPLICE FITTING IAW EA 011-5310-01-A3857, REV IR & EO MD11-5310- 47003-A.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2012
- Submitted
- May 18, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N289UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48455
- Aircraft time
- 84,449 hours, 14,273 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- AFA7181509
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1651 L13l
- 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.