Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
September 8, 2003
Submitted
October 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48527
Aircraft time
38,050 hours, 6,356 cycles
Part
Hinge
Part number
ARC050214
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

RT OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE (A/C SIDE) INBOARD AND UPPER ACTUATOR ATTACH LUGS FOUND CORRODED AT BORES AND SPOT FITTING. RT OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE (A/C SIDE) INBOARD AND UPPER ACTUATOR ATTACH LUGS BORES AND SPOT FACES CORROSION AREAS REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER FEDEX EA 1- 5750-72704, TITLE - WINGS - TRAILING EDGE & TRAILING EDGE DEVICES - RT OUTBOARD FLAP. INBOARD HINGE BRACKET REPAIR.

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