What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 2C, CENTER CARGO BAY LONGERON SPLICE 40L CRACKED AT BS 1537. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON SPLICE IAW DWG A5A7114, AND SRM 51-31-01 & 51-33-01.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 2018
- Submitted
- March 30, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N278UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48577
- Aircraft time
- 68,726 hours, 12,369 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- A5A71141
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1537
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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