SDR 04FDEA01508

Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug MD11

Difficulty date: May 28, 2004
Submitted: May 28, 2004
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N609FE
Make and model: Doug MD11
Aircraft serial: 48549
Aircraft time: 39,447 hours, 9,007 cycles
System (JASC): 5744 · Wing, Control Surface Attach Fittings
Part: Hinge
Condition: Corroded
Location: Rt 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

RT WING OB FLAP IB HINGE (WING SIDE), SIDE LINK SPOTFACE FOUND CORRODED. RT WING O/B FLAP I/B HINGE (WING SIDE), SIDE LINK SPOTFACE CORROSION REMOVED AS PER CMM 57-44-08 FIG 1, PAGES 402 TO 407. ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF LUG: 0.429, MATERIAL REMOVED: 0.002, REMAINING THICKNESS OF LUG: 0.427. REPAIRED AS PER EA 1-5750-76678. RT OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAPS I/B HINGE BRACKET (WING SIDE) ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT LUGS, UPPER I/B ATTACHMENT FLANGE AND BORE REPAIR.

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