Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
November 5, 2007
Submitted
December 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48477
Aircraft time
45,846 hours, 5,703 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1535 L40l
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/AT STATION 1535 LONGERON 40 LT FOUND DOUBLER WITH SUSPICIOUS CRACKED AS MARKED. HFEC C/O IAW DAC NDT SRM R13, PT06-10-01.001 ON CRACKED AREA. CRACK CONFIRMED APPROX 1 INCH LONG. CRACKED LONGERON SPLICE REMOVED. NEW SPLICE FAB FROM EXTRUSION 1D1104-T150-T61511 PER SRM 53-15-01VIIIR 35 AND SRM 51-1 0-01 VIIR 35. FPI C/O ON NEW SPLICE, FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. NEW LONGERON SPLICE INSTALLED PER SRM 51-33-01 VIIR 35.

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