What was found
DURING 2C CHECK, EGAT MECHANIC FOUND CRACK ON LONGERON SPLICE FITTING, CENTER CARGO, STA 5-123, L4R. PART REPLACED PER WOA EI W2009P53B-1134 REV 00.
- Difficulty date
- September 26, 2009
- Submitted
- October 9, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N271WA
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48518
- Aircraft time
- 52,690 hours, 9,824 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4462
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- A5A71111
- 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.