Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 7, 2007
Submitted
February 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48473
Aircraft time
53,125 hours, 7,143 cycles
Part
Splice
Part number
A5A7116505
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 1537 LONGERON 46RT FOUND SUSPECTED CRACK ON SPLICE DOUBLER. HFEC INSP C/O PER DAC NDT SPM R13, 06-10-01.001 & CRACK FOUND AS MARKED APPROX 2" IN LENGTH. CRACKED SPLICE REMOVED PER SRM 51-33-01 VII R35. NEW SPLICE P/N:A5A7116-505 FAB PER DWG A5A7116. FPI C/O ON NEW SPLICE FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. NEW SPLICE INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOL II REV 35.

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