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 600
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

RIGHT WING O/B FLAP O/B HINGE (FLAP SIDE), PIVOT PIN O/B ATTACHMENT BORE FOUND CORRODED. PIVOT PIN O/B ATTACHMENT BORE CORROSION REMOVED AS PER CMM 20-11-02 PAGES 2 TO 4 FIG 1. ORIGINAL DIAMETER: 1.063, FINAL DIAMETER: 1.093. REPAIRED AS PER EA 1-5750-76672. RT OUTBOARD FLAP, OUTBOARD FLAP SIDE HINGE BRACKET PIVOT BEARINGS. CORROSSION REMOVAL AND REPAIR.

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