Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
April 7, 2008
Submitted
May 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N295UP
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48475
Aircraft time
62,294 hours, 8,296 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 CENTER CARGO COMPT/BILGE AREA BETWEEN STA 5-113 AND STA 1541 RT LONGERON 45 FOUND SUSPECTED CRACK WITH STICKER NR 5125 AND 5786. HFEC INSP C/O AND FOUND CRACK APPROX 3 INCHES. CRACKED LONGERON SPLICE BETWEEN STA 5-113 AND 1541, L-45R REMOVED PER SRM 51-33-01VIIR35. HOLES PICKED UP ON NEW SPLICE AND SPLICE PROTECTED. NEW SPLICE INSTALLED PER SRM 51-33-01 VIIR35.

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