Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
May 18, 2004
Submitted
May 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48549
Aircraft time
39,447 hours, 9,007 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 O/B FLAP I/B HINGE (FLAP SIDE), PIVOT PIN I/B ATTACHMENT SPOTFACE FOUND CORRODED. PIVOT PIN I/B ATTACHMENT SPOTFACE CORROSION REMOVED AS PER CMM 20-11-02 PAGES 2 TO 4 FIG 1. ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF LUG: 0.494, MATERIAL REMOVED: 0.004, REMAINING THICKNESS OF LUG: 0.490. REWORKED AREA REPAIRED AS PER EA 1-5750-76670. LT OUTBOARD FLAP, I/B FLAP SIDE HINGE BRACKET PIVOT BEARINGS, CORROSION REMOVAL AND REPAIR.

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