Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 16, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N296UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48474
Aircraft time
61,716 hours, 8,567 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 869 L33l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 FWD CARGO AT STATION 869 LONGERON 33 LT LONGERON SPLICE DOUBLER FOUND CRACKED. CRACK SPLICE REMOVED PER SRM 51-33-01 VII R35. NEW SPLICE REWORKED SMOOTH AND REPROTECTED PER SRM 51-21-01VII R35. FPI C/O PER DPS 4.707 REV AW ON NEW SPLICE AND FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. NEW SPLICE ADA8423-501 INSTALLED PER SRM 51-33-01 VII REV 35 AND BOEING DWG ADA8423.

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