What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 2C, CENTER CARGO BAY LONGERON 31L SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED AT BS 1531. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON SPLICE IAW DWG A5A7112 AND SRM 51-33-01.
- Difficulty date
- December 30, 2016
- Submitted
- January 13, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N272UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48571
- Aircraft time
- 60,626 hours, 15,339 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- A5A7112509
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1531
- 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.