What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 3C, CENTER CARGO BAY LONGERON 48L SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED AT BS 5-73. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON SPLICE IAW DWG AEA7653, AND SRM 51-31-01.
- Difficulty date
- February 26, 2017
- Submitted
- March 17, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N287UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48539
- Aircraft time
- 84,399 hours, 14,664 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- AEA76531
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cargo Bay
- 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.