What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:3C, CENTER LOWER CARGO AT BS 5-123, LONGERON 44, LT SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED SPLICE FITTING 44 LT AT BS 5-123 IAW DWG. A5A7116 AND SRM 51-33-01.
- Difficulty date
- May 15, 2016
- Submitted
- June 1, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N257UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48451
- Aircraft time
- 69,811 hours, 13,824 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- A5A7116501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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