Service difficulty report · Vane · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
June 15, 2004
Submitted
June 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48603
Aircraft time
38,305 hours, 8,822 cycles
Part
Vane
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

LEFT WING O/B FLAP VANE - OVAL SHAPE HOLE ON NR 1 TEE FITTING (FIRST FROM I/B SIDE) FOUND CORRODED. LT WING OUTBOARD FLAP VANE REMOVED AS PER CMM 20-10-02; ORIGINAL HOLE OVAL SIZE=0.860 X 0.560, REWORKED TO SIZE=0.870 X 0.600; FPI CARRIED OUT IAW CMM20-30-02 REV 42, FOUND NO CORROSION AND NO CRACK EVIDENT; SLIP FIT BUSHING MACHINED AS PER SRM57-20-00 FIG18 PAGE47 VOL I & INSTALLED AS PER MM27-50-34-4. INSTALLATION OF LT WING FLAP VANE MOST INBOARD TEE FITTING AS PER CMM57-52-04.

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