What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: 4C, LONGERON 12L SPLICE FITTING CRACKED AT BS 1631. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SPLICE FITTING AT L12L STA 1631 IAW EA 011-5310-01-A4280, REV IR, EO MD11-5310- 48696-A. (MAJOR)
- Difficulty date
- September 18, 2012
- Submitted
- October 10, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N295UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48475
- Aircraft time
- 71,168 hours, 10,529 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- AFA7181509
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1631 L12l
- 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.