Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
January 31, 2008
Submitted
April 9, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft time
62,889 hours, 8,989 cycles
Part
Longeron
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 CAC: BETWEEN STA 6-70 AND STA 6-90, LONGERON 52L FOUND CORROSION CRACK. EXISTING LONG END SPLICE & LONG FASTENERS REMOVED AT STA 6.50-6.90 L52 PER SRM 51-31-01 V.2R.40. CORRODED LONG CUT OUT AT STA 6-60L52 PER SRM 53-10 00 FIG 1V.1R.40. HFEC CUT OUT PER DACNDTSPM06-10-01.001R.13 FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. NEW LONG 52 & LONG SPLICE REWORK C/OUT FR MATL 1D0540X7150T6511&1 D1104-7150T6511 PER SRM51-21-01V.2 & SRM 53-10-00FIG 2V.1 R40.

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