Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 3, 2007
Submitted
September 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N290UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48456
Aircraft time
78,001 hours, 12,487 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Condition
Cracked
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 CTR CARGO COMPT AT STATION 5-120 LONGERON 44 LEFT FOUND SUSPECTED CRACKED ON DOUBLER. HFEC INSP C/OUT FOUND CRACK APPROX 1 INCH AS MARKED. CRACKED LONGERON SPLICE RMV'D AT CTR CARGO COMPT STA 5-120 LONG 44 LT. LONGERON SPLICE MACHINE FROM 1D1104-7150-T61511 EXTRUSION PER DOUGLAS DWG A5A7116. FPI C/OUT ON FAB SPLICE FOUND NO CRACK. FAB LONGERON SPLICE HOLES PICKED UP, REPROTECTED, PAINTED & INSTALLED.

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