Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
May 22, 2003
Submitted
June 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48402
Aircraft time
40,937 hours, 9,947 cycles
Part
Hinge
Part number
NRC6753503
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
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

SNRM N1069 : LT WING FOUND LT OUTBOARD FLAP, INBOARD AFT HINGE FITTING TO FLAP LOWER AFT, FWD MOST HOLE QTY 01 EACH WITH SUSPECTED CRACK. LT WING OUTBOARD FLAP REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER MM 27-50-30-4. FLAP RIGGING AND OPERATIONAL CHECK CARRIED-OUT AS PER MM 27-50-00-5, FOUND SATISFACTORY. COMPLIED WITH FEDEX EA 1-5750-66425 - WINGS - LT OUTBOARD FLAP - TRACKING OF RECONFIGURED FLAP.

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