Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 7, 2007
Submitted
February 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48473
Aircraft time
53,125 hours, 7,143 cycles
Part
Doubler
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 1538 LONGERON 44LT FOUND SUSPECTED CRACK ON SPLICE DOUBLER. HFEC INSP C/O PER DAC NDT SPM R13,06-10-01.001 & CRACK FOUND IN 2 AREA, FWD & AFT AS MARKED APPROX 2" IN LENGTH. CRACK SPLICE REMOVED PER SRM 51-33-01 V.II R35. NEW SPLICE FAB PER DWG A5A7114.FPI C/O PER DPS4.707 REV AW ON NEW SPLICE FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. NEW FAB SPLICE PER SRM 51-3 3-01 V.II R35.

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