What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 3C, MAIN CABIN LONGERON 3R SPLICE IS CRACKED AT BS 5-0. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON IAW DWG AEA7634 AND SRM 51-33-01.
- Difficulty date
- October 21, 2016
- Submitted
- November 9, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N253UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48439
- Aircraft time
- 68,475 hours, 14,029 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- AEA7634501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Cabin
- 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.