Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 2, 2007
Submitted
April 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48417
Aircraft time
48,417 hours, 4,423 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:C AFT CARGO STA 1967 LONGERON R40 FOUND WITH CORROSION AS MARKED. AFT CARGO LONGERON R40 STA 1958-1980 DAMAGED AREA CUT & REMOVED. HFEC INSP CARRIED OUT & NO CRACK EVIDENT. LONGERON & SPLICE FAB. FPI CARRIED ON FAB LONGERON & SPLICE, FOUND NO CRACK. LONGERON & SPLICE FASTENER HOLE PICK UP. NEW LONGERON & SP SPLICE REPROTECTED. NEW LONGERON, SPLICE, FRAME & SHEAR CLIP INSTALLED PER SRM 53-10-00 FIG 1&2 VOL I REV 38 & SRM 51-31-01 VOL II REV 38.

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