What was found
LONGERON 48L SPLICE FITTING WAS CORRODED BETWEEN BS 1701 - 1721. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON SPLICE IAW SRM 51-31-01, AND 51-33-01. MINOR.
- Difficulty date
- September 12, 2018
- Submitted
- September 26, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N253UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48439
- Aircraft time
- 72,208 hours, 15,125 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- AFA31131
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 1701-1721
- 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.