What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 3C, CENTER CARGO BAY LONGERON 52 SPLICE FITTING IS CORRODED BETWEEN BS 1701 - 1721. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON SPLICE IAW DWG AFA7102 AND SRM 51-33-01.
- Difficulty date
- August 31, 2016
- Submitted
- September 21, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N290UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48456
- Aircraft time
- 96,673 hours, 17,230 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- AFA71021
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 1701-1721
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.