What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 4C, MAIN CABIN LONGERON SPLICE 9L CRACKED AT BS 1531. REMOVED FABRICATED & INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE IAW DWG A5A7112 AND SRM 51-31-01, 51-33-01.
- Difficulty date
- July 10, 2012
- Submitted
- August 1, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N292UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48566
- Aircraft time
- 52,891 hours, 8,525 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4460
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- A5A7112501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1531 L9l
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.