What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:4C, MAIN CABIN LONGERON 16L IMPROPERLY INSTALLED BS 1461- 1481. FOUND LONGERON TO BE CRACKED. REMOVED FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT LONGERON IAW EA 011-5310-01-A3555 REV IR AND EO MD11-5310-44986-A.
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 2011
- Submitted
- November 9, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N286UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48453
- Aircraft time
- 74,680 hours, 12,086 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- AEA7664507
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1461-1481
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.