What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 3C, BS 6-100, LONGERON 49R SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON SPLICE IAW EA 011-5310-01-A6445 REV. I/R AND EO MD11-5310-61950-A (MAJOR).
- Difficulty date
- September 6, 2016
- Submitted
- September 28, 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
- A6A71292
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- 49r
- 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.