- Difficulty date
- May 7, 2003
- Submitted
- May 12, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48605
- Aircraft time
- 34,981 hours, 8,035 cycles
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Te Flaps
- 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
LT WING- O/B FLAP I/B HINGE (FLAP SIDE) LWR ATTACHING PIVOT I/B LUG HOLE FOUND CORRODED. LT WING- O/B FLAP I/B HINGE (FLAP SIDE) LWR ATTACHING PIVOT I/B LUG HOLE REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER FEDEX E.A. 1-5750-68413 WINGS- LT O/B FLAP- I/B HINGE AFT SUPPORT CORROSION.