Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
February 29, 2004
Submitted
March 2, 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
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 OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP INBOARD HINGE (WING SIDE) NR 3 FRAME AFT FOUND SUPPORT BRACKET CRACKED. FABRICATED NEW TEE AS PER DRAWING NR ARC 0544. LT WING OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP INBOARD HINGE (WING SIDE) 3 FRAME AFT SUPPORT BRACKET REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 VOL II.

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