Service difficulty report · Hinge Bracket · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
January 8, 2004
Submitted
January 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48460
Aircraft time
39,294 hours, 9,166 cycles
Part
Hinge Bracket
Part number
ARC26531
Condition
Cracked
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

LEFT INBOARD FLAP OUTBOARD HINGE (FLAP SIDE) FOUND 01 EA BRACKET CRACKED AT OUTBOARD SIDE APPROX 12 INCHES FROM FLAP LOWER SURFACE, 24 INCHES FROM FWD EDGE OF HINGE. LT INBD FLAP OTBD HINGE (FLAP SIDE) OTBD SIDE LOWER AREA 01 BRACKET EDGE CRACK TRIMMED OUT FOUND WITHIN LIMIT AS PER SRM 57-00-01 V1.

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