Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
February 20, 2004
Submitted
February 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48487
Aircraft time
43,248 hours, 8,912 cycles
Part
Hinge
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Cone
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

AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT, LT TAIL CONE LOWER HINGE FITTING SUPPORT FOUND CRACKED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT, LT TAILCONE LOWER HINGE FITTING SUPPORT REPAIRED AS PER EA 1-5352-57900, FUSELAGE - TAILCONE/ ACTUATION PLATFORM - PART FABRICATION DEVIATION. CRACKED HINGE FITTING SUPPORT REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOL II.

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