Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 18, 2007
Submitted
October 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
Bs 6-100 S6r
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 X-RAY C/OUT FOUND CRACK INDICATION AT STA 6-100, STR 6 (1EA) RT AT LONGERON SPLICE AS MARKED. STA 6-100 STR 6 RT CRACKED LONGERON ATTACHED SPLICE REMOVED. CRACKED LONGERON TRIMMED OFF AT STA 1149 & REMOVED. TRIMMED OFF AREA PROTECTED. HFEC INSP C/OUT ON TRIMMED OFF AREA FOUND NO CRACK. LONGERON & REPAIR SPLICE FAB PER SRM 53-10-00 FIG 1 VOL I REV 38. FAB LONGERON & REPAIR SPLICE FASTENERS PICKED UP. FAB LONGERON & REPAIR SPLICE PROTECTED.

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