What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:3C, MAIN CARGO LONGERON 25R SPLICE FITTING CRACKED AT BS 6-0. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED MAIN CARGO LONGERON 25R SPLICE FITTING AT BS 6-0 IAW SRM 51-31-01, DWG DAC ADA8435 AND SRM 51-33-01.
- Difficulty date
- February 5, 2016
- Submitted
- February 22, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N259UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48417
- Aircraft time
- 77,731 hours, 15,145 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- ADA8435513
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cargo Bay
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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