What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 3C, LONGERON SPLICE 12R CRACKED BETWEENBS 1621 - 1641. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED A REPLACEMENT LONGERON SPLICE IAW DWG AFA7181, AND SRM 51-33-01.
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 2017
- Submitted
- May 26, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N291UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48477
- Aircraft time
- 69,427 hours, 10,665 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- AFA7181509
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1621-1641
- 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.