Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
June 8, 2007
Submitted
July 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N260UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48418
Aircraft time
54,799 hours, 9,865 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 CGO STA 5-113 LONGERON 47 LONGERON SPLICE FITTING FOUND CRACKED AS MARKED NEW SPLICE FITTING FABRICATED PER DWG A5A7114 MATL USED:1D11047. FPI CARRIED OUT PER DPS4.707 REV AW AND FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. NEW SPLICE FASTENER HOLES PICK UP PER SRM51-31-01 V.2R.38. NEW SPLICE REPROTECTED AND PAINT TOUCH UP PER SRM 51-21-01 V.2R.38. NEW SPLICE INSTALLED PER SRM 51-31-01 V.2R.38.

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