What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:4C, CENTER CARGO COMPT L-45L SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED ON BOTH FWD AND AFT RADIUS AT STA 1551. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE FITTING L-45L AT STA 1551, REF SRM 53-00-05 AND SRM 51-33-01.
- Difficulty date
- June 20, 2011
- Submitted
- July 6, 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
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- L45l
- 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.