- Difficulty date
- July 23, 2003
- Submitted
- July 25, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48514
- Aircraft time
- 37,601 hours, 8,599 cycles
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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
LT I/B FLAP (FLAP SIDE) - O/B HINGE O/B PIVOT HOLE AND O/B PIVOT LUG INNER AND OUTER SURFACES CORRODED. LT I/B FLAP (FLAP SIDE)- O/B HINGE O/B PIVOT HOLE AND O/B PIVOT LUG INNER AND OUTER SURFACES REPAIRED AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5750-69256 - WINGS - TRAILING EDGE & TRAILING EDGE DEVICES - LT INBD FLAP HINGE BRACKET REPAIR.