Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
April 16, 2007
Submitted
June 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48540
Aircraft time
49,281 hours, 7,576 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 5-128
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.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:C CTR CARGO COMPT AT STATION 5-128 LONGERON 43 RT FOUND SUSPECTED CRACK ON DOUBLER AREA AS MARKED. HFEC INSP C/OUT PER DAC NDT SPM REV 13 PART 06-10-01-001 ON DOUBLER FOUND CRACK. CRACK LONGERON SPLICE AT CTR CGO STA5-128 L43RH REMOVED. NEW SPLICE P/N A5A7114.535 FAB PER DWG A5A7114. FPI C/OUT ON NEW SPLICE FOUND NO CRACK. NEW SPLICE FASTENER HOLES PICKED UP, REPROTECTED AND PAINTED. NEW FAB SPLICE INSTALLED AND REWORK AREA PAINTED.

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