- Difficulty date
- May 10, 2004
- Submitted
- May 10, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD11
- Aircraft serial
- 48596
- Aircraft time
- 39,913 hours, 5,589 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 AFT (FLAP SIDE) O/B FLAP O/B HINGE, O/B PIVOT BORE SPOTFACE CORRODED. LT AFT (FLAP SIDE) O/B FLAP O/B HINGE. O/B PIVOT BORE SPOTFACE CORROSION REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-21-01 VOL II. ORIG THICKNESS 0.505, MATERIAL REMOVED 0.002, REMAINING THICKNESS 0.503 AND REPAIRED AS PER FEDEX EA 1-5750-74315. LT AND RT OUTBOARD FLAP OUTBOARD HINGE BRACKET BORE CORRODED.