What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:4C, LONGERON 8L SPLICE FITTING CRACKED AT FS5-123. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON 8L SPLICE FITTING AT 5-123 REF SRM 51-33-01, PAGE 1, DWG A5A7112-501 AND SRM 51-33-01, PAGE 30, PARA 8.
- Difficulty date
- August 1, 2012
- Submitted
- August 13, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N254UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48406
- Aircraft time
- 61,124 hours, 11,981 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680C2D1F
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- A5A7112501
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.