Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
February 22, 2008
Submitted
May 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48472
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 CTR CARGO COMPT BILGE AREA BETWEEN STA 1781 AND STA 1801 AT RT LONGERON 45 FOUND SUSPECTED CRACK. HFEC INSP C/OUT IAW DAC NDT SPM R.13 PART06-10-01.001 AND CRACK CONFIRM APPROX 1 1/4 INCH. CRACKED LONG REMOVED FR STA 1671-1811 L45 RT PER SRM51-31- 01V.2R.40. NEW LONGERON AFA7097-501 HOLES PICKED UP PER SRM 51-31-01V.2 R.40A AND REPROTECTED PER SRM 51-21-01V.2R.40. NEW LONG AFA7097-501. INSTALLED FR STA1671-1811 L45 RT PER SRM 51-31-01V.2R.40.

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