- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2004
- Submitted
- March 17, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48470
- Aircraft time
- 43,179 hours, 8,728 cycles
- Part
- Hinge
- 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 - OUTBOARD FLAP, OUTBOARD AFT HINGE INBOARD PIVOT HOLE SPOTFACE CORRODED. COMPLIED WITH FEDEX EA 1-5750-75970, WINGS - TRAILING EDGE AND TRAILING EDGE DEVICES - LT OUTBOARD FLAP/ OUTBOARD SUPPORT BRACKET CORROSION REMOVAL AND REPAIR