What was found
LEFT WING OUTBOARD FLAP, INBOARD FORWARD HINGE, ACTUATOR ROD END HOLE NR 8 OUTBOARD FOUND CORRODED. COMPLIED WITH FEDEX EA 1-5740-75923, LT OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD HINGE BRACKET ASSEMBLY CORROSION.
- Difficulty date
- March 23, 2004
- Submitted
- March 23, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48470
- Aircraft time
- 43,179 hours, 8,728 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Rod End
- 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.