Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
January 15, 2003
Submitted
January 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48421
Aircraft time
40,832 hours, 7,891 cycles
Part
Vane
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED ON TAXI IN. DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT, INBOARD FORE FLAP SPLIT IN HALF AT MID TRACK POSITION (LEFT HALF SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT). THIS CAUSED FLAP TO CONTINUE BEYOND ITS STOP DURING RETRACTION AND CONTINUED INTO WING INNER TRAILING EDGE STRUCTURE AND HYDRAULIC LINES. LT INBD FLAP VANE INBD TRACK ASSY REPLACED LT INBD FLAP VANE CENTER TRACK & SPRING CARTRIDGE ASSY. REPLACED LT INBD FLAP VANE OTBD TRACK ASSY REPLACED LT INBD FLAP VANE ASSY R & R DAMAGED STRUTS MPN ARC0457507 & 507 ON WING TE STRUCTURE PER MD11 SRM/SMP. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. LT INBD FLAP VANE ASSY ADJUSTMENT AND TEST CARRIED.

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