- Difficulty date
- August 6, 2003
- Submitted
- August 25, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48598
- Aircraft time
- 36,079 hours, 4,906 cycles
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 600
- 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
RT OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE 28 2FC SIDE 29 LOWER OUTBOARD ATTACH HOLE CORRODED AT BORE AND FORWARD 2FAFT FACES. RH OUTBD FLAP INBD HINGE (A/C SIDE) LOWER OUTBD ATTACH HOLE CORRODED AT BORE AND FWD / AFT FACES. RT OUTBD FLAP INBD HINGE ( A/C SIDE ) LOWER OUTBD ATTACH HOLE BORE AND FWD / AFT FACES ( SURFACE ) REPAIRED AS PER CMM 57-44-08 AND DWG ARC0502.