What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:3C, IN FWD AFT FUSELAGE THROUGH ACCESS 311AB, LT SIDE LOWER FUSELAGE LONGERON SPLICE IS CRACKED AT RADIUS, AT 4TH LONGERON FROM ENTRY ACCOMPLISHED STA-SA EA 0115310-01-A3485 I/R AND UPS EO MD11-5310-44562-A.
- Difficulty date
- September 20, 2011
- Submitted
- October 12, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N272UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48571
- Aircraft time
- 49,650 hours, 12,452 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- AJC72081
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.