Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 3, 2007
Submitted
October 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N290UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48456
Aircraft time
78,001 hours, 12,487 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 5-125 L43r
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 5-125 LONGERON 43 RIGHT FOUND SUSPECTED CRACKED ON DOUBLER. HFEC INSP C/OUT FOUND CRACK APPROX 1 INCH AS MARKED. CRACKED LONGERON DOUBLER REMOVED AT STA 5-125 LONGERON 43 RIGHT. SPLICE MACHINE FROM 1D1104- 7150-T61511 PER DOUGLAS DWG A5A7114. FPI C/OUT ON FAB SPLICE FOUND NO CRACK. FAB SPLICE HOLES PICKED UP, REPROTECTED & PAINTED. LONGERON SPLICE INSTALLED AT CTR CARGO COMPT STA 5-125 LONGERON 43 RIGHT.

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