What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 3C, LONGERON SPLICE FITTING 6R IS CRACKED AT STATION 5-123. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED THE LONGERON SPLICE IAW DWG A5A7112 AND SRM 51-33-01.
- Difficulty date
- June 13, 2017
- Submitted
- June 30, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N273UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48574
- Aircraft time
- 64,724 hours, 12,195 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- A5A71121
- 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.