Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 7, 2007
Submitted
January 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48473
Aircraft time
53,125 hours, 7,143 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 CENTER CARGO/AT STATION 5-120 LONGERON 44RT FOUND SUSPECTED CRACK ON SPLICE DOUBLER. HFEC INSP C/O PER DAC NDTSPM REV 13, 06-10-01.001 & CRACK FOUND AS MARKED APPROX 2 INCHES IN LENGTH. CRACKED SPLICE REMOVED PER SRM 51-33-01 VII R35. NEW SPLICE FASTENER HOLES PICKED UP SRM 51-31-01 VII R35. NEW SPLICE INSTALLED PER SRM 51-33-01 VII R35. ATTACH INNER SUPPORT FASTENERS REINSTALLED PER SRM 51-33-01 VII R35.

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