- Difficulty date
- August 6, 2003
- Submitted
- August 25, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48554
- Aircraft time
- 40,034 hours, 5,966 cycles
- Part
- Hinge Bracket
- Part number
- ARC198414
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- T/E Flap
- 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 WING OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE BRACKET(FLAP SIDE) INBOARD PIVOT HOLE FOUND CORROSION. RT WING OUTBD FLAP INBD HINGE BRACKET (FLAP SIDE) INBOARD PIVOT HOLE REPAIR CARRIED OUT PER FEDEX EA 1-5750-71799, WINGS- LT AND RT OUTBOARD FLAP - INBOARD HINGE BRACKET BORE CORRODED.