Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
May 20, 2004
Submitted
May 21, 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
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING - O/B FLAP O/B HINGE (WING SIDE), SIDE LINK BARREL NUT HOLE FOUND CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED AS PER CMM 57-44-09 FIG 401 PAGES 402 TO 407. ORIGINAL DIAMETER: 0.593, MAX ALLOWABLE DIAMETER: 0.667, FINAL DIAMETER: 0.661 WITHIN LIMIT. REPAIRED AS PER EA 1-5750-76676. LEFT HAND OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAPS - OUTBOARD HINGE BRACKET (WING SIDE) ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT LUGS AND TENSION STRAP INTERFACE - REPAIR.

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