Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 20, 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 1676
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 CTR CARGO AT STATION 1676 LONGERON 46 RT LONGERON SPLICE DOUBLER FOUND CRACKED AS MARKED. CRACK SPLICE REMOVED PER SRM 51-33-01 VII REV 35. REPAIR LONGERON SPLICE FAB PER SRM 53-10-00 FIG 2 VI REV 35. NEW SPLICE REWORKED SMOOTH AND REPROTECTED PER SRM 51-21-01 VII REV 35. FPI C/O PER DPS 4.707 REV AW ON NEW SPLICE AND FOUND NO CRACK EVIDENT. SPLICE REPROTECTED PER SRM 51-21-01 V II R35. NEW SPLICE INSTALLED PER SRM 51-33-01 VII REV 35.

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