- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2003
- Submitted
- September 23, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48459
- Aircraft time
- 40,211 hours, 9,258 cycles
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- ARC198413
- 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 WING- O/B FLAP I/B HINGE (FLAP SIDE) UPPER ATTACHMENT BORE FOUND CORRODED. LT WING- O/B FLAP I/B HINGE (FLAP SIDE) UPPER ATTACHMENT BORE CORROSION REMOVED AND REPAIRED AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5750-71894. WINGS - TRAILING EDGE & TRAILING EDGE DEVICES - LT OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD SUPPORT BRACKET CORROSION REMOVAL AND REPAIR.